Essays about: "Human capital variable"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 32 essays containing the words Human capital variable.

  1. 6. Diffusion and adoption ofrenewable energy products forenhanced societal wellbeing : Minor field study in Handeni, Tanzania

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Fredrik Lind; Beatrice Åman; [2022]
    Keywords : Agenda 2030; Diffusion of innovation; End-user; Handeni; Minor Field Study; Non-renewable energy; Renewable energy; Smallholders; Solar energy lamp; Sustainability; Sustainable livelihoods approach; Tanzania.;

    Abstract : This study aims to understand and assess the diffusion and adoption of RES forenhanced societal wellbeing in developing countries. Furthermore, the purpose is tocontribute to a deeper understanding of the drivers and barriers (D&B) to the diffusionand adoption of RES among smallholders in rural Tanzania. READ MORE

  3. 7. Immigrants Participation in the Social Assistance in Finland : Is there a difference between immigrant and native participants and does the time spent in the new country affect their probability of using social assistance?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Maiwand Shakeeb; Murtaza Said; [2021]
    Keywords : Human capital variable; Social assistance; Probability; Language skill; Include Control.;

    Abstract : This paper analyzes the immigrant´s probability to participate in social assistance programs compared to natives in Finland and if there are any cohort and assimilation effects. For estimation, we used the linear probability model to find out the result. READ MORE

  4. 8. Centre-peripheral regional development and human capital distribution: peripheral experience within functional region of Stockholm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Johan Ovsiannikov; [2021]
    Keywords : centre-periphery; regional development; knowledge economy; spatial sorting human capital; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Studying knowledge-intense regional development from the perspective of classified periphery fills an identified gap in analysis and practice. It illustrates challenges, possibilities, and nuances current trajectory of centre-peripheral development. READ MORE

  5. 9. Factors affecting economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa : A panel data analysis of the factors that affect economic growth and the development of sub-Saharan African countries

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Faith Semmanda; [2020]
    Keywords : Economic growth; population; foreign direct investment; corruption; democracy; life expectancy; education and economic freedom;

    Abstract : Economic growth rate differs largely between different countries. There are many opinions on which factors really affect the rate of growth in different economies and this causes debates. The factors that affect economic growth include political systems, social settings, economic freedom, human capital and institutional organization. READ MORE

  6. 10. Why People Are Moving Out of Agriculture: Micro-Evidence from Uganda and Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jasmin Bina; [2020]
    Keywords : Rural Non-Farm Economy; Ethiopia; Uganda; Push Factors; Pull Factors; Capacity Factors; Multinomial Logit Model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper studies the determinants shaping the likelihood of being active in the non-farm sector in the rural economies of Sub-Saharan Africa. More specifically, the push, pull and capacity factors for a cross-sectional sample of rural Uganda and Ethiopia are explored. READ MORE