Essays about: "Exogeneity"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Exogeneity.
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1. Can death predict life? : A study on the direct child replacement effect in Niger - an instrumental variable approach.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Sub-Saharan Africa is the region in the world with the highest population growth and child mortality. By measuring to what extent the parents "replace" a child in the case of death, we estimate the direct child replacement effect in Niger between 1976 and 2011. READ MORE
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2. Bearing of the International System in a south-south cutting-edge free trade agreement: The case of the free trade agreement between Uruguay and Chile
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Uruguay signed a cutting-edge free trade agreement with Chile that triggered political discussions on the impact it would have on Uruguay’s development. This agreement is the first bilateral trade instrument framed under Uruguay’s current international economic and trade insertion strategy, and serves as a case study to examine the bearing of the International System on that strategy, on the instruments Uruguay pursues to further it, and on the country’s future development prospects. READ MORE
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3. Gender peer effects in doctoral education: Evidence from Sweden*
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : By understanding how we are affected by the other members of groups, interactive forums can be more optimally organised, giving rise to welfare increases. This thesis addresses two key research questions: (1) Does the gender composition of a doctoral student’s cohort affect said student’s academic performance and (2) if gender composition has an effect, does this effect differ between men and women? To address these questions, I use unique individual registry data on all individuals who been enrolled in a Swedish doctoral education from 1971 to 2010. READ MORE
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4. Money Supply Behavior in ‘BRICS’ Economies : - A Time Series Analysis on Money Supply Endogeneity and Exogeneity
University essay from IHH, Economics, Finance and StatisticsAbstract : This thesis investigated money supply behaviors in the ‘BRICS’ group from 1982 to 2012. It empirically analyzed causality relationships between related monetary indicators by using quarterly data and time series econometric methods. READ MORE
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5. Export, Import, Productivity and Growth: A theoretical and empirical study of an endogenous relationship
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Numerous studies in the international economic literature suggest that foreign trade has a large positive effect on growth. From the theoretical aspects there are several reasons to be¬lieve in both export- and import-led productivity growth as well as productivity-led exports. READ MORE