Essays about: "Municipal employment"

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  1. 1. Tapestry of rural lives : trust and ties within BYGDSAM association

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Zana-Sofia Merdovic; [2024]
    Keywords : weak ties; civil associations; rural development;

    Abstract : Local communities across Europe have been experiencing a decline in population and public services. To counter this trend, civil society often steps up through voluntary associations. READ MORE

  3. 2. SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE; A CASE OF PUBLIC SECTOR AT ILALA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, TANZANIA

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nira Gerion Ndunguru; [2023-06-19]
    Keywords : Sexual Harassment; ELRA; CECPSA;

    Abstract : Over the past few years, sexual harassment has received major attention as a social issue. One notable setting where this type of behavior frequently occurs is the workplace, where there are innumerable instances of individuals who have been taken advantage of by coworkers. READ MORE

  4. 3. WILL THE MUNICIPALITIES BENEFIT? : The impact of wind power deployment on the local economy- Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Jessica Lidberg; [2023]
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    Abstract : Investment in wind energy has increased rapidly in the past few decades in Sweden and is believed to be important for mitigating climate change and contributing to energy independence. Despite this, wind power projects are frequently met with local opposition, and many wind power projects are rejected by the municipal veto. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Municipal Equalization System and its Implications for Economic Growth and Efficiency

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Evelina Sundin; Evy Dufvenberg Ivarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : The Municipal Equalization System; Income Equalization; Cost Equalization; Sweden; Fiscal Federalism; Economic Efficiency; Marginal Effects; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the correlation between Sweden's municipal equalization system and economic growth and efficiency for the years 2005 to 2022. This paper uses panel data for all 290 municipalities and a fixed effects model to study the two main parts of Sweden's municipal equalization system: the income equalization system and the cost equalization system. READ MORE

  6. 5. What is the effect of political coalitions on economic outcomes? : A Regression Discontinuity approach for Swedish municipalities during 1994-2017

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav Aronsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Close Elections; Political Coalitions; Economic Outcomes; Policy Convergence; Policy Divergence; Swedish Municipalities; Modified Sainte-Laguë method; Regression Discontinuity Design.;

    Abstract : This thesis identifies the effect of traditional political coalitions on the left-right spectrum in Swedish municipal politics on economic outcomes such as Municipal Revenues, Expenditures, Net-expenditures, Municipal Tax-rates, Unemployment, and the share of Municipal Employment. To do so, varying time spans of Swedish municipal data from 1994-2017 are used in a regression discontinuity design, basing its identification on quasi-random variation created by close municipal elections. READ MORE