Essays about: "Instrumental variable"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 96 essays containing the words Instrumental variable.

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. Effect of Financial Literacy on Household Wealth Accumulation among Swedish Households

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Syeda Nida Raza; [2023]
   Keywords : Financial Literacy; Household Wealth Accumulation; Financial Literacy Index; Financial Knowledge; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The objective of this study is to examine the effect of financial literacy on household wealth accumulation among Swedish households. Prior research have suggested that financial literacy plays a significant role in financial decision making. READ MORE

6. 5. Cultural backlash to globalization and right-wing power: Import competition shaping sexual beliefs in Western Europe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Matteo Magnano; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Does economic globalization impact sexual beliefs, contributing to the rise of right-wing parties? Although voters may not discern threats from trade shocks, individual economic insecurity theoretically impacts cultural attitudes and sparks a backlash towards outgroups, in turn contributing to right-wing candidates that campaign leveraging intolerance. Considering that scholars provide evidence for import competition strengthening support for right-wing parties, this study accounts for the peculiarities of European Parliament elections and their electoral outcomes of 2019. READ MORE