Essays about: "LINNÉA FRID"

Found 3 essays containing the words LINNÉA FRID.

  1. 1. Adolescent Marriage and Rainfall The Effect of Climate Change in Nepal and Uganda

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : EMMA DOLDERER; LINNÉA FRID; [2018-07-02]
    Keywords : Adolescent marriage; dowry; bride price; climate change; rainfall; Nepal; Uganda;

    Abstract : This paper studies the relationship between the amount of rainfall and the probability of adolescent marriage in two countries where marriage payments are prevalent: dowry in Nepal and bride price in Uganda. Dowry is a marital payment from the bride’s family to the groom, whereas bride price is the transfer from the groom to the bride’s family. READ MORE

  3. 2. Intergenerational Mobility and Education - Evidence from Latin America

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Linnéa Frid; Désirée Hermann; [2016-07-05]
    Keywords : intergenerational mobility; social mobility; inequality; education; Latin America; gender; ethnicity;

    Abstract : The main objective of this study is to investigate the extent of social mobility in Latin America. Using educational attainment as a proxy for socioeconomic status in 18 Latin American countries, this study estimates ordinary-least-squared regressions of the persistence of educational attainment across generations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Thinking with a tool - what age and technology use reveals about cognition

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

    Author : Linnéa Sandberg Frid; [2011]
    Keywords : cognitive tool; memorystrategies; ageing; Science General; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Technology is often used as a method in memory intervention but there is a gap between what we know about memory processes and the interaction with technology tools (Topo, 2009; Dascal & Dror, 2005; Hjälmedelsinstitutet, 2011). This study aims to investigate how human use our memory in a real world setting and how we valuate a technological memory tool developed to support mild memory decline. READ MORE