Essays about: "Labour Economics"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 246 essays containing the words Labour Economics.

1. 6. Aunque les cueste la vida/ Even if it will cost them their life : A study of irregular migration between Guatemala and the United States of America and the effects it has on the Maya communities

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Paulina Åström; Esther Elgaard; [2023]
   Keywords : Guatemala; Irregular Migration; Maya Community; USAID; Corruption; IOM; NGO; Return migration;

   Abstract : Today, many Guatemalans flee the country and leave their home communities behind due to poor living conditions and high unemployment. Irregular migration involves many risks yet is for many seen as a necessity to live a purposeful life. READ MORE

3. 7. The Effects of Participation in Global Value Chains : A Study of the Effects of Participation in Intermediate Trade on the Value Added Through Services and the Relative Demand for Skilled Workers in the Swedish Manufacturing Industry

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Maria Höijer; [2023]
   Keywords : Economics; labor economics; labor market; labor market economics; global value chain; supply chain; trade; commerce; international trade; specialization; servicification; Hecksher-Ohlin; Hecksher-Ohlin model; skilled labor; labor; labour; labor demand; labor supply; relative labor demand; wages; skill; upskill; intermediate trade; trade in value added; stolper samuelsson; stolper samuelsson theorem; servicification; factor abundance; comparative advantage; relative factor prices; fixed effects; panel data; Nationalekonomi; Arbetsmarknad; Internationell ekonomi; handel; internationell handel; Hecksher-Ohlin modellen; arbetskraftsutbud; arbetskraftsefterfrågan; servicifiering; relativ arbetskraftsefterfrågan; kompetens; värdekedjor; tillverkningsindustrin; specialisering; service; globalisering; Hecksher-Ohlin; lön; stolper samuelsson; komparativ fördel; relativpriser; paneldata; fixa effekter;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate the effects of the integration in global value chains on the specialization in the production of services and the relative demand for high-skilled labor in the Swedish manufacturing industry. The empirical model and the predictions are based on theories and findings such as the phenomenon of servicification, the Hecksher-Ohlin theorem, and the Stolper-Samuelsson theorem. READ MORE

4. 8. Quantifying the Swiss Custom Strategy and Its Impact on Economic Development from 1870 to 1913

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Noa Gino Reggiani; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The late 19th century witnessed a remarkable surge in globalization, resulting in a substantial flow of goods, labour, and capital across national and continental borders. Switzerland, despite its limited domestic market and resource constraints, capitalized on this era of globalization and transformed itself from a relatively impoverished agrarian state to one of the world's wealthiest nations. READ MORE

5. 9. Labour Demand Composition and Wage Responses in a Transition to a Clean Economy : A Case Study on the EU ETS

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jeroen Boksebeld; [2023]
   Keywords : Environmental Economics; EU ETS; Labour market; Sustainable Transition; Deterministic Simulation; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the effect on labour demand of a transition from an unconstrained economy featuring a ’clean’ and a ’dirty’ production method towards a fully clean economy, using a simplified General Equilibrium model. This model is calibrated to the European Union Emission Trading System (EUETS) and features a linear decline in a cap placed on the dirty production method. READ MORE

6. 10. Something in the Air: Fetal air pollution exposure and long-run labour outcomes: Evidence from Germany.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Johanna Lidman; [2023]
   Keywords : Fetal origins hypothesis; Air pollution; Avoidance behavior; Human capital; Sibling comparisons; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study examines the long-run impact of air pollution exposure at the month of birth and during pregnancy on labour outcomes in Germany. I match air pollution levels on a federal-state level to a longitudinal survey sample on individuals born in Germany. READ MORE