Essays about: "Human capital, education, welfare"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Human capital, education, welfare.

  1. 1. Unconditional cash transfers to single mothers effective for child education? – Using a historical policy experiment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Unconditional cash transfers; needs-based cash grants; welfare targeting; human capital development accumulation; skill formation technology; regression kink design;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I examine whether unconditional cash transfers to poor femaleheaded households have an effect on children’s educational attainment. Using a historical Swedish child allowance policy that targeted unconditional cash transfers to widow mothers with an income below a poverty threshold, I lay out a credible identification strategy, to test the hypothesis with a regression kink design. READ MORE

  3. 2. Insider-outsider divides and support for social investment policies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Antonio Giubilaro de Angelis; [2022]
    Keywords : Labor market dualization; insider-outsider divides; insider-outsider theory; social investment; welfare state; social policy; policy preferences; political behavior; public opinion.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent years, many scholars have observed increasing polarization in the distribution of labor market risk, as well as social and employment rights. This phenomenon is often referred to as labor market dualization, a process deepening the divide between privileged insiders and less fortunate outsiders. READ MORE

  4. 3. No agency, no sustainability : conceptualising the loss of agency and how to restore it for sustainability

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Jan Peter Glock; [2017]
    Keywords : agency; unconditional basic income; neoliberalism; insecurity; structural transformation; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Anthropogenic climate change and environmental degradation demand humanity to depart from the growth imperative forming the economic structure of the world. In other words: Structural transformation is needed. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluation of animal welfare education in primary schools in Lilongwe, Malawi

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Anna Gyllenhammar; [2015]
    Keywords : animal welfare education; humane; education; humane lessons; animal kindness clubs; djurvälfärdsundervisning; humane education; animal kindness clubs; våld i hemmet; djurplågeri;

    Abstract : Animal welfare issues are not considered as high priority in Malawi, a developing country in south east Africa, due to problems affecting the human population. In Lilongwe, the capital city, education programs are used to increase the awareness of animal welfare issues among primary school children. READ MORE

  6. 5. Capacity Building for Smallholders - Experiences from a field study in Malawi

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Mia Hackelsjö; Elin Nilsson; [2014-01-17]
    Keywords : capacity building; smallholders; Malawi; human capital; agricultural development; economic growth;

    Abstract : Agriculture is the livelihood for the majority of the world’s rural population and development in the sector is thus highly relevant in order to reduce poverty for a great share of the poorest. In this paper the aim is to investigate how capacity building activities can improve smallholders’ life situation. READ MORE