Essays about: "Inequality"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 1117 essays containing the word Inequality.

1. 16. SELF-INTEREST OR SOLIDARITY? An examination of rising income inequality’s effect on attitudes toward welfare spending among high- income earners in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Erik Berg Svedberg; [2023-06-29]
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   Abstract : With rising inequality all over the world and simultaneous concern about the economic viability of the welfare state model, research has paid increasing attention to how economic inequality affects public opinion towards welfare policy in developed welfare states. Where earlier results and cross-country comparisons have given contradictory results of this relationship, this paper looks at how attitudes toward welfare spending generosity among income groups in Sweden have developed since 1996 in the context of rising income inequality. READ MORE

3. 17. Does Labour Work? A Macroeconomic Perspective on Work Time Reduction

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Paul Pawlowski; Jack Vahnberg; [2023-06-29]
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   Abstract : We conduct an empirical study on work time reduction and its accompanying macroeconomic outcomes across countries. Specifically, we frame the analysis in the context of neoclassical and post-Keynesian economic theory, and their differing predictions on work time reduction, real GDP growth, unemployment and functional distribution. READ MORE

4. 18. A qualitative study on Invisible Racism, Racial Bias and Inequality among Afro-Swedish Healthcare Workers in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Jennifer Nnopuechi; [2023-02-09]
   Keywords : Labor market; Afro-Swedes; Invisible Racism; Bias; Heath Care; Sweden; Identity;

   Abstract : For many years, migration and racialization has formed a central theme widely discussed in our world today. The central notion of difference; vis-à-vis what is not seen, that is, absence of a certain element portray a huge standing in issues of race in recent times. READ MORE

5. 19. IS POLITICAL CORRUPTION A MISSING PIECE IN THE PUZZLE OF AUTOCRATIZATION? A quantitative study of the relationship between changes in levels of political corruption and changes in levels of democracy

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Rebecca Sanderöd Rodin; [2023-01-30]
   Keywords : political corruption; autocratization; democracy; political trust;

   Abstract : While previous research has examined how levels of democracy affect corruption, the number of studies investigating how levels of corruption affect democracy is limited. Declining levels of democracy, or autocratization, is an unsolved puzzle with many theorized causes, such as inequality, low accountability, and economic issues. READ MORE

6. 20. Economic Complexity and Income Inequality Across Countries and Regions

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Johanna Marie Fredrich; [2023]
   Keywords : Economics; Economic Complexity; Income Inequality; Industrial Policy; OECD; Spain; Regional Economics; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis provides a comprehensive empirical study of the association between economic complexity and income inequality from a multilevel macro perspective. It explores the relationship between economic complexity and income inequality across the countries and regions of the OECD, with a particular focus on regional income inequality in Spain. READ MORE