Essays about: "Labor supply"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 125 essays containing the words Labor supply.

  1. 21. How Does a Reduction in the Marginal Tax Rate Affect Labor Supply in the Short-Term for Top-Income Earners?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Olof De Blanche; Alexandra Jonason; [2022]
    Keywords : Labor supply; Marginal Tax Rate; Progressive Taxation; Top Incomes;

    Abstract : This paper studies the labor market in Sweden after a cut in the top-income marginal tax rate, by conducting a difference-in-difference analysis on data over wages in Sweden two years after the policy change. We find large, positive and significant results on an aggregate level, but insignificant ambiguous results on an income per person level. READ MORE

  3. 22. Unemployment of foreign-born people in Europe : A study of the Beveridge Curve between 2012 and 2021

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Maike Strube; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Migration has heavily increased in the past decade. The freedom of movement of labor is an important economic strength of Europe. A labor supply shock happened in 2015 when the “refugee crisis” brought many foreign-born people to Europe. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Marriage the Merrier: Examining the Role of Family Labor Supply in Consumption Inequality

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Filip Stubbfält; [2022]
    Keywords : Economic Inequality; Family Labor Supply; Consumption Smoothing;

    Abstract : Using data from the Panel Study of Income dynamics between 2009 and 2019, I first document that the disconnect between consumption and earnings inequality holds for married households but not single households. Married households seem to behave consistently with the Permanent Income Hypothesis, smoothing out their consumption based on their expected lifetime incomes. READ MORE

  5. 24. Development and testing of a novel solar dryer design with an incorporated heat exchanger - For use in the Himalayan regions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaper

    Author : Adam Probert; [2022]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Food scarcity is a common occurrence for farmers in the rural Himalayan regions. As fruits and vegetables are a crucial part of most farmers' diet, food deficiency can become evident in between harvesting periods, when there is no fresh supply. READ MORE

  6. 25. Determinants of Inflation - Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav Sundén; Emanuel Skeppås; [2022]
    Keywords : Bayesian Vector Autoregression; Structural Vector Autoregression; New Keynesian Phillips Curve; Inflation; Sign and Zero Restrictions; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis examines what have been the main drivers of inflation in Sweden in recent years. This is done through the New Keynesian Phillips Curve with marginal cost which serves as the theoretical background to explain inflationary behavior. READ MORE