Essays about: "Labor Demand"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 104 essays containing the words Labor Demand.

1. 21. Skill-biased agglomeration economies: a spatial perspective on demand for college graduates, Sweden 2000-2019

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Jonathan Grosin; Elias Höckerfelt; [2021]
   Keywords : Skill-Biased Technical Change; Agglomeration Economies; Regional Economics; Labor Demand; Skill Differentials;

   Abstract : Several recent studies document that relative demand for skilled workers is becoming increasingly biased toward large cities and metropolitan regions. This development has been interpreted as suggestive evidence of increasing complementarity between skills and agglomerations of economy. READ MORE

3. 22. What if Sweden had Imposed a Lockdown? A Synthetic Control Study on the Effects of the Swedish Covid-19 Response on Gender-Specific Labor Market Outcomes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Elvira Wiktorsson; Cajsa Hjortsäter; [2021]
   Keywords : Covid-19; Gender equality; Labor market; Sweden; Synthetic control method; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a global recession that has had large negative effects on both men and women in the Swedish labor market. We examine how the Swedish strategy of not imposing a lockdown has affected gender-specific labor market outcomes: relative female employment rate and weekly hours worked. READ MORE

4. 23. Optimization of the sorting process in PVC-floor recycling : Scenarios to optimize economic and environmental aspects of the upscaling sorting process

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Emelie Jonsson; Birkir Pálsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Circular economy; Sorting process; PVC; Automation; CO2 emission; Cirkulär ekonomi; Sorteringsprocess; PVC; Automatisering; CO2-utsläpp;

   Abstract : Background: The industrial economy has been dominated by a one-way production and consumption model. Closing loops for materials has seen an upswing in popularity. The focus though has been on the environmental aspects instead of the economic benefits from implementing closed loops. READ MORE

5. 24. Do we have a feasible case for an economy-wide UBI policy that is a Pareto Improvement over the status-quo?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Pratanu Mitra; Mattias Windahl; [2021]
   Keywords : Universal Basic Income; Social Welfare; Financial Inter-mediation; Household Finance; Normative implications of UBI;

   Abstract : The question, merits and normative underpinnings of a Universal Basic Income policy have a long-standing genealogy in the various schools of thought that straddle economic reasoning. The demand for an exercise in dynamic general equilibrium macroeconomics, with microeconomic foundations, has been expressed by Ghatak and Maniquet (2019), Banerjee et al. READ MORE

6. 25. Connected and Employed: Empirical Evidence On The Internet of Things in a Panel of Countries

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Elena Giulia Clemente; [2021]
   Keywords : Internet of Things IoT ; Technological change; Employment; ICT; Labor;

   Abstract : The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of interconnected devices and objects, able to communicate with each other, the physical world and the Internet. It has a wide range of applications, from automation to data collection, in a number of industries and sectors. However, the literature on its economic impacts is limited. READ MORE