Essays about: "Linn Hedman"
Found 2 essays containing the words Linn Hedman.
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1. Female political representation and social spending
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates whether the share of female legislative representation on a national level has an impact on public expenditure on social issues such as health care, education and elderly care. Using panel data primarily from the Comparative Welfare States dataset I perform a within-country analysis over time using both OLS and IV estimations. READ MORE
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2. Cash is Queen - Impacts of conditional cash transfers on women’s empowerment
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates the causal effects of the Peruvian conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, Juntos, on women’s empowerment defined along the psychological and familial dimensions. Usually, the main goal of CCTs is to reduce poverty. READ MORE