Essays about: "Labour Economics"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 246 essays containing the words Labour Economics.
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16. Rise of the Rwandan economy post-genocide: will this lead to catch-up growth?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Abstract: This thesis examines the concept of sustainable economic growth in post-genocide Rwanda, focusing on its structural transformation from the agricultural sector towards the service sector. This exploration essentially regards the implications for catch-up growth in light of the new notion of premature deindustrialisation. READ MORE
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17. The Effect of Free Elderly Personal Care on Informal Caregiving and Labour Market Participation: Revisiting the Scottish Reform
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : We revisit the Scottish care reform of 2002 to estimate the effect of free formal personal care for the elderly on informal caregiving and labour market participation using a difference-in-differences approach. We find that previous studies’ results suffer from bias due to violations of identifying assumptions. READ MORE
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18. Mind the Gap! A Spatial Analysis of the Gender Pension Gap in Swedish Municipalities.
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, NationalekonomiAbstract : This study investigates the relationship between population density and pension income as well as the Gender Pension Gap in Swedish municipalities between 2011 and 2019. Despite Sweden’s reputation as one of the most gender-equal countries, the country’s Gender Pension Gap persists and surpasses the OECD average. READ MORE
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19. The Power of the Power Suit : How do the representations of women’s work in American Vogue reflect the changes in the female labour force participation rate from 1900 to 2020?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The increase in female labour force participation rate can be considered as the most significant labour market trend taken place over the last 120 years in the United States. However, despite the drastic increase, women’s labour participation has stagnated since the mid-1990s. READ MORE
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20. Socio-economic and Demographic Factors associated with Fertility – Southeast and East Asian Evidence
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Over the last three decades, Southeast and East Asian countries have experienced a substantial fertility decline. The socio-economic and demographic determinants appear to be important in explaining the fertility transition experienced in the region. READ MORE