Essays about: "GINI-index"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 essays containing the word GINI-index.

  1. 6. Immigration and Inequality: Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Daniel Altsten; [2021-06-29]
    Keywords : Immigration; municipality; income inequality; heterogeneity;

    Abstract : I empirically study the relationship between the share of foreign-born individuals and municipality income inequality measured by the Gini index. I use Swedish municipality level data from 2000 to 2019, showing a positive and signi cant relationship between the municipality level inequality and the share of foreign-born individuals. READ MORE

  3. 7. Capacitated Multi Depot Green Vehicle Routing for Transporting End-of-Life electrical waste : A practical study on environmental and social sustainability within the field of CMDGVRP with heterogeneous fleets

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

    Author : Karl-Johan Djervbrant; Andreas Häggström; [2021]
    Keywords : VRP; GVRP; CMDGVRP; Routing; Optimization; Environmental; Sustainability; Environmental sustainability; Social sustainability; Waste collection; Heterogeneous fleet;

    Abstract : A comprehensive study is presented of the Capacitated Multi DepotGreen Vehicle Routing Problem (CMDGVRP) applied to a heterogeneous fleet of electronic waste collecting vehicles with two objectives: to reduce the total fuel consumption of the vehicles (environmental sustainability) and to limit the continuous drive-time of the drivers (social sustainability). Research has been limited from this aspect, and in this study, the focus is on the practical application of pickup and delivery of electronic waste. READ MORE

  4. 8. Governance and income inequality : A panel data analysis on the relationship between the quality of government and the Gini index

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kevin Ahrlind; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between quality of government and incomeinequality. The purpose of this study is to understand how differences in quality ofgovernment across states affect their income inequalities. READ MORE

  5. 9. How do institutional factors affect income inequality? : An empirical study of 10 OECD countries and 10 developing countries

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Karen Ibrahim; Joakim Moberg; [2020]
    Keywords : income inequality; rule of law; freedom to trade; democracy; corruption; education; OECD countries; low to medium-income countries.; inkomstojämlikhet; rättsstatsprincipen; handelsfrihet; demokrati; korruption; utbildning; OECD-länder; låg- till medelinkomstländer.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to gain an in-depth understanding of the five institutional factors: democracy, rule of law, freedom to trade, education and corruption, and how they affect income inequality. The analysis covers a total of 20 different countries, 10 OECD countries, and 10 low to medium income countries between the time period of 2000-2017. READ MORE

  6. 10. The effects of China on the development of African countries - A synthetic control approach for the case study of Angola

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Joan Pol Mingot; [2020]
    Keywords : Angola; Synthetic control; China; Africa;

    Abstract : This paper explores the effects of the influence of China on the development of African countries, focusing on the case study of Angola. The term development is understood as a multidimensional concept that can be operationalised as a combination of per capita GDP, human development index (HDI) and GINI index. READ MORE