Essays about: "Instrumental Variable Regression."

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1. 1. The Effect of a Universal Primary Education Reform on Gender Attitudes in Uganda

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Emma Bergman Karlsson; Klara Holmer; [2023]
   Keywords : Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design; Two-Stage Least Squares; Gender Attitudes; Universal Primary Education; Uganda;

   Abstract : This thesis examines whether greater access to primary school education for girls and a decreased gender gap in primary school education affects gender attitudes, by studying a Universal Primary Education reform in Uganda that eliminated primary school fees. We conduct a Two-Stage Least Squares regression where we use exogenous variation in exposure to the reform as an instrumental variable to estimate the effect of educational attainment on gender attitudes. READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. The Impact of Oil Prices on Carbon Dioxide Emission Levels in Sweden : a time-series regression analysis of Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Tilde Löfgren Weinebrandt; [2023]
   Keywords : oil prices; CO2 emissions; oil price elasticity; Multiple Linear Regression Model; Sweden; correlation;

   Abstract : Globally, CO2 emissions have increased over the last decades. This trend has been broken in Sweden, where CO2 emissions are declining. Oil is one of Sweden's largest sources of energy, accounting for over 20 % of all energy consumption, and oil combustion is a large source of CO2 emissions. READ MORE

5. 4. The Impact of Women’s Education on Fertility Rate: Evidence from China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Duyun Lei; [2023]
   Keywords : Women s education; Fertility rate; China; Fixed Effects Model; Instrument variable estimation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In recent years, the continuous decline in China's fertility rate has elicited a sense of crisis. The fertility trend appears to correlate with the rising educational attainment among women. Societal expectations and workplace dynamics create a challenging environment for women planning to start a family. READ MORE

6. 5. The Shift Towards Flexible Workplaces

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

   Author : Fabian Svanberg; Henrik Simonsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Remote work; university students; brand attractiveness; work-life balance; employer branding; multiple regression analysis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Den här studien ämnar att undersöka relationen mellan ett varumärkes attraktionskraft och ett arbetsgivarvarumärkes individuella dimensioner - specifikt gällande möjligheten för potentiella arbetstagare att arbeta flexibelt; helt, eller delvis på distans. Covid-19 har dramatiskt förändrat människors liv världen över, därför är målet att observera hur den här ändringen har påverkat hur studenter ser enskilda dimensioner av arbetsgivarvarumärkning som attraktiva, specifikt gällande balans i arbetslivet i relation till flexibla arbetssätt på distans. READ MORE