Essays about: "Milja Norberg"

Found 2 essays containing the words Milja Norberg.

  1. 1. The Effect of Relative Cohort Size on Fertility: Assessing the Importance of the Easterlin Hypothesis Today

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Milja Norberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Easterlin hypothesis; relative income; fertility; Social Sciences; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Although Easterlin’s hypothesis of relative income has been widely supported by the majority of researchers that have tested it, these researchers have aimed to find a relationship between relative cohort size and fertility in the same time period that Easterlin examined. In this paper I argue that for the Easterlin hypothesis to be supported, it has to hold across nations as well as across time. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Impact of Traditional Landholding Certificates on Social Differentiation: A Case Study in Petauke District, Zambia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Milja Norberg; [2014]
    Keywords : Traditional Landholding Certificate; power structures; chiefs; land rights; security; Petauke District Land Alliance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study examines the implementation of Traditional Landholding Certificates in the Petauke District, and how providing access for small-scale farmers to secure land is affected by the power structures on customary land. Nine weeks were spent collecting data in the Petauke District through quantitative and qualitative interviews with stakeholders and farmers. READ MORE