Essays about: "HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION"

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  1. 1. The Impact of Free Childcare Services on Women’s Economic Opportunities: A Case Study in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Shannon O'Sullivan; [2022]
    Keywords : childcare; free childcare; women s economic opportunities; Costa Rica; economic development; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : While Costa Rica is a country with many impressive social and economic achievements, women in the country are still struggling to participate in and contribute to the economy. The disproportionate share of childcare responsibilities that women in the country often bear, are hindering them from achieving work opportunities and attaining higher educational levels. READ MORE

  3. 2. The different effects of digital devices on students' motivation - Evidence from the United States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Natalie Irmert; Ester Trutwin; [2020]
    Keywords : Education; Digital devices; TIMSS; Between – subject variation; Motivation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The usage of computers in classrooms is becoming increasingly common in the US. Digital devices are gaining more and more relevance for teachers and their students. This study uses the TIMSS 2015 data to examine the impact of using digital tools in classrooms. READ MORE

  4. 3. Female Labor Supply and Earnings Inequality Under Skill-Biased Technological Change

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jörn Onken; [2019]
    Keywords : Female Labor Supply; Skill-Biased Technological Change; Earnings Inequality; Family Economics; Aggregate Productivity;

    Abstract : The gender education gap has reversed, women today account for the majority of college graduates. At the same time, skill-biased technological change strongly rewards highly-educated workers through the increased skill premium. In this thesis, I analyze the implications of combining these two facts through a heterogeneous agent model using U.S. READ MORE

  5. 4. Foreign education, culture and corruption - Determinants and consequences of global student flows between 1970 and 2015

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Leonie Beckmann; [2019]
    Keywords : Foreign education; Corruption; Culture; Hofstede; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Foreign education has been growing constantly for the past decades while research on it has remained scarce. Although research found that migration choices are determined in parts by cultural differences, no study investigated this relationship for foreign education. READ MORE

  6. 5. Female Brain-Drain or Female Empowerment? A panel data analysis of brain-drain rates to OECD countries from 1980 to 2010

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Adriana Luisa Carreira Ravara; [2018]
    Keywords : education; empowerment; female brain drain; freedom rights; human rights; migration; panel data; women’s rights; gender roles; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Women make up most of the high-skilled workers in OECD countries, a trend that has been on the rise since the 80’s. The main hypothesis of this paper is that women migrate more than men due to the cultural impositions of gender roles on their freedom. READ MORE