Essays about: "Income distribution"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 233 essays containing the words Income distribution.

  1. 16. Sources of ocean plastic pollution and pathways to develop sustainable plastic use : A Minor Field Study conducted in Cape Town, South Africa

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Alma Hammarberg; Agnes Ritzer; [2023]
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    Abstract : Plastic pollution has become a pressing environmental issue worldwide, affecting coastal areas and marine ecosystems. This study focuses on the extent and consequences of plastic waste in Cape Town, aiming to provide insights into its sources, distribution, and potential mitigation strategies. READ MORE

  3. 17. Quantitative Easing's Effect on Income Inequality - A study on Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jack Söderberg; Viktor Bäckfors; [2023]
    Keywords : Income Inequality; Quantitative Easing; Income Composition Channel; Unconventional Monetary Policy;

    Abstract : This study explores if the first Swedish quantitative easing program conducted between 2015 and 2018 had an impact on the income distribution. In line with previous research, a structural vector autoregression is employed. As a metric of inequality, the linearly interpolated Gini coefficient, before taxes and transfers, is used. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Hidden Effects of Inflation. An Examination of Bracket Creep and its Implications for the Income Tax: Evidence for Spain (1979-1987)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Xabier Moriana Armendariz; [2023]
    Keywords : Inflation; Taxation; Microsimulation; ETI; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the impact of inflation on the income tax in Spain from 1979 to 1987. By introducing a new approach using dynamic microsimulation and the Elasticity of Taxable Income (ETI), we analyze three dimensions of the tax: revenue, progressivity, and redistribution. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Impact of Covid-19 on Households' Income : Empirical Evidence from Sweden

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

    Author : Tilda Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Covid-19; income; households; gender; municipalities; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to the emerging literature on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on individuals’ labour market outcomes by investigating the effects on households’ income in the Swedish labour market. Using panel data for Sweden’s municipalities over the period 2011-2020, a difference-in-difference design is constructed to examine how the pandemic has affected average yearly disposable income for all households and how the effects are distributed across different household compositions and age groups. READ MORE

  6. 20. Can Universal Basic Income be a Sustainable Welfare instrument? A systematic literature review analysing implementations in eight countries and perceptions of Universal Basic Income since 2015

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sophia Roller; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainability science; planetary boundaries; global inequality; fair distribution; social security; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The current climate crisis together with growing global inequality requires a transformation of the economic systems. Sustainable Welfare is an emerging concept in which the welfare system seeks to meet everyone’s basic needs while staying within the planetary boundaries and decoupling the welfare-growth nexus. READ MORE