Essays about: "Labour Economics"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 246 essays containing the words Labour Economics.

  1. 26. Expansionary Fiscal Policy and the Gender Employment Gap: Evidence from the Republic of Korea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Lindström; [2022]
    Keywords : Expansionary Fiscal Policy; Gender Employment Gap; Structural VAR; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The employment effects of expansionary fiscal policy have been well documented in the literature. Interestingly, however, limited attention has been paid to the gender dimension. Across countries, significant gaps in female and male employment still remain. READ MORE

  3. 27. “Freedom is the greatest gift your master can give you”; Understanding a protracted emancipation process from slavery to freedom from the perspective of Mauritanian master’s

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Christine Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Labour coercion; Emancipation; Property right; Economic incentives; Capital markets; Narrative analysis; Mauritania; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Using Mauritania as a case study this thesis compares the decline of two forms of coercive labour, slavery and servitude, to understand how masters’ incentives differ depending on property right and thus affect conditions for decline. By re-analysing sociological research through an economic lens, this thesis offers a new angle on Mauritania’s emancipation process. READ MORE

  4. 28. Sectoral Gender Differences: Exploring the Swedish gender wage gap in the 21st century

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Emilia Folkesson; [2022]
    Keywords : The gender wage gap; sectoral gender segregation; the welfare state; public sector; private sector; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Globally, men tend to earn more money than women. Even in relatively gender equal countries like Sweden wage differences remain. READ MORE

  5. 29. Accounting for growth in Swedish agriculture 1961–2019 : a study of productivity in Swedish agriculture

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Jakob Nygårds; [2022]
    Keywords : growth accounting; TFP; agricultural productivity; USDA; trend regression models;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses long-term productivity measures in Swedish agriculture between 1961¬-2019 based on data from USDA Economic Research Service (2021). The aim is to analyse the effects from agricultural policies on Swedish agriculture before and after the Swedish EU-entrance in 1995. READ MORE

  6. 30. Balancing relationship between academia and business community in terms of soft skills supply and demand in the labour market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anastasiia Reznikova; [2021-06-29]
    Keywords : Labour market; Academia; Actors; Institutional logics; Institutional complexity; Multiple institutional logics; Market logic; Professional logic; Soft skills;

    Abstract : The interplay between the different logics and possibility of their balancing is of great interest and these issues have been extensively studied. Such actors as academia and the business community follow different institutional logics in the labour market. READ MORE