Essays about: "Economic demography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words Economic demography.

  1. 1. Are Skewed Sex Ratios Impeding Female Empowerment in India? : A Study Looking at Violence and Violations in Indian Households

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Astrid Grube; Lindqvist Line; [2022]
    Keywords : Sex ratio; female empowerment; India; son preference; violence; missing women; demography;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the relationship between a skewed sex ratio and female empowerment in India. The study uses cross-sectional survey data from 2015-16, defining empowerment with an index that compiles questions directed toward women regarding if they have been subjected to violence and violations by their husbands or partners. READ MORE

  3. 2. MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING : A case study of Nigeria

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Nelson Okosun; [2022]
    Keywords : Energy; Multi-Criteria; Infrastructure; GIS;

    Abstract : Rising levels of urbanization and technological advancements has led to a shift towards dependence on energy consuming devices, machineries, and electrical appliances both for personal and productive use. This has led to higher demand for electricity services and more pressure on power supply facilities. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Individualised Swedish Pension System: A qualitative study on foreign-born women's retirement planning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Arvid Söderström; [2022]
    Keywords : The Swedish pension system; Retirement planning; Economic demography; Foreign-born women; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Swedish pension reform in the 1990s introduced several individualistic features and a debate has emerged on the implications of the structure and if policymakers behind the reform had unrealistic assumptions on economic behaviour. Given the potential negative implications of the current structure and the projections on how foreign-born women is at risk of receiving future low pensions, a qualitative study was done focusing on the individual reflections on how some foreign-born women perceive their future retirement and how they navigate when making pension-related decisions. READ MORE

  5. 4. One island, two worlds: A comparative political ecology of deforestation disparity causes in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Milla Marzelius; [2020]
    Keywords : Political ecology; deforestation; dynamic case-study approach; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Hispaniola; soil degradation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : On the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, two countries share the same environmental and climatic pre-conditions, but show monumental differences in current forest-cover. While tropical forests are covering almost half of the Dominican Republic, Haiti is down to just a few percent. READ MORE

  6. 5. Youth Cohorts and the Risk of Conflict Recurrence: A Global Quantitative Analysis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Eva Froneberg; [2019]
    Keywords : youth; youth bulge; demography; post-conflict; conflict recurrence;

    Abstract : While the role of youth in post-conflict settings has increasingly gained policy attention, systematic academic studies on this topic remain scarce. This research adds to existing literature by the youth bulge theory of conflict onset to a post-conflict setting. READ MORE