Essays about: "Household heterogeneity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words Household heterogeneity.

  1. 1. The Impact of Trade Openness on the Gender Wage Gap in Urban China, 2002-2013

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Zhuoyi Sun; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the impact of trade openness on the gender wage gap in urban China after China's accession to the WTO in 2001. Using data from the 2002 and 2013 China Household Income Project (CHIP), this paper uses OLS regression and instrumental variable regression, to analyze the relationship between trade openness and the gender wage gap. READ MORE

  3. 2. Wealth Redistribution through Balance Sheet Revaluations - Evidence from Norway

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav Sundén; [2023]
    Keywords : Inequality; Wealth; Monetary Policy; Inflation; Household Heterogeneity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of fluctuations in inflation, monetary policy, and oil prices on the balance sheets of Norwegian households across the wealth distribution. Using a Bayesian Structural Vector Autoregression model, this study simulates the shocks and assesses their transmission through the unexpected inflation and portfolio composition channel throughout the wealth distribution. READ MORE

  4. 3. Debt level heterogeneity by municipality type : A study of the differences in households' debt level based on house- and condominium prices and municipality type in Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Emil Johansson; Jonathan Engström; [2023]
    Keywords : Household debt; indebtedness; Debt-to-income; Municipality Type; House Price; Condominium Price;

    Abstract : We investigate the effects of house- and condominium prices on a household's debt-to-income based on the type of municipality. With data from 2010-2017 for all of Sweden's municipalities we use a panel data regression and find that both house- and condominium price has a significant effect on debt-to-income with control variables of age, age! and education added to the model. READ MORE

  5. 4. Interpreting Sensitivity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Charlie Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : excess sensitivity; comovement; non-Ricardian households; liquidity constraints; retirement puzzle; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The standard interpretation of aggregate excess sensitivity is that it represents the economy share of non-Ricardian households. However, household level evidence suggests that excess sensitivity can also be explained by the comovement of consumption and income over the lifetime, which occurs due to retirement and changes in household size. READ MORE

  6. 5. Heterogeneity in demand for credit payment protection insurance

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Ella Meriläinen; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Household indebtedness has increased remarkably around the world in the last two decades (IMF, 2023) e.g., in Finland, where households borrow more, but also end up with economic difficulties where they cannot afford to amortize their loans (Tilastokeskus, 2023). READ MORE