Essays about: "Madeleine Lindblad"

Found 3 essays containing the words Madeleine Lindblad.

  1. 1. Do Health Interventions Matter in a Decentralized Healthcare System? A Case Study of the Swedish Female Health Intervention on Maternal Health Outcomes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Madeleine Lindblad; [2021]
    Keywords : c-section; preterm delivery; rupture degree; BMI; female health intervention; difference-in-differences; parallel trends; Sweden; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis evaluates if a countrywide female-related healthcare intervention in 2015 affected Swedish regions’ maternal health outcomes differently due to a decentralized healthcare system. By exploiting regions’ varying budget dedicated to female-related healthcare before the intervention, the size of the budget increase is estimated. READ MORE

  3. 2. Did the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Affect International Trade?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Madeleine Lindblad; Emma Axelsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Spanish Influenza; Trade; Fixed effects; Gravity Model; Life expectancy; Mortality; Pandemics; Poisson; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to contribute to the existing literature by investigating what to our knowledge is a previously unexplored area, namely if the 1918 Influenza Pandemic - the Spanish flu - had an effect on global trade. The Spanish flu is estimated to have killed 17-100 million people between 1918-1920 (CDC NCIRD, 2018; Roser, 2020). READ MORE

  4. 3. The gender equality paradox in Swedish listed firms: are Swedish listed firms' financial performances affected by the ratio of women and men in leading positions?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Madeleine Lindblad; [2019]
    Keywords : Financial performance Gender distribution Green yellow red list Swedish listed firms Top management constellation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This dissertation aims to investigate the Swedish private sector, with focus on the share of women in leading positions, and its effect on firms’ financial stability in terms of stock return volatility. This thesis is based on AllBright’s three lists from 2018 which rank Swedish listed firms after their level of gender equality within the companies’ top management. READ MORE