Essays about: "OECD role"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 55 essays containing the words OECD role.

  1. 1. BALLOT STRUCTURE, DISTRICT MAGNITUDE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STRINGENCY. A Quantitative Study of OECD Countries

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Thi Thu Le; [2024-01-18]
    Keywords : ballot structure; open-list proportional representation; environmental policy; personal vote; district magnitude;

    Abstract : The role of the electoral rules, and the ballot structure more specifically, in determining environmental policy outcomes has received minimal attention in the literature. This paper contributes to this gap by analyzing the environmental policy consequences in proportional representation (PR) systems with different ballot designs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Comparing chemical biodegradation assessed in water-sediment suspensions

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för miljövetenskap

    Author : Kangli Lin; [2023]
    Keywords : water- sediment suspensions; OECD 309; biodegradation; sediment concentrations; bacterial cell count;

    Abstract : Many chemicals are released into surface water and biodegradation is one important mechanismto remove the contaminants. Their actual concentrations in water depend on their persistence.The OECD 309 test is the most recognized method to assess the persistence of chemicals in theaquatic environment. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Economic Assimilation of Immigrants : A Study on the Economic Assimilation of Foreign-Born Immigrants Based on a Fixed Effects OLS Model and Panel Data of 28 OECD Countries Between 2004–2018

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Arezo Akbari; [2023]
    Keywords : Economic Assimilation; Immigration; OECD; Employment; Labor Economics;

    Abstract : For several decades, the subject of immigrants and the integration of them has been a highly debated subject, both in politics and research. As the number of immigrants only seems to increase, the relevance of economic assimilation does aswell. READ MORE

  5. 4. Is control over risk getting out of control? : An analysis of the concept of control over risk as set out in the 2022 OECD Guidelines in relation to Swedish law

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Karolina Linusson; [2023]
    Keywords : control over risk; OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines; transfer pricing; the arm s length principle; kontroll över risk; internprissättning; armlängdsprincipen;

    Abstract : In 2017 an amended version of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines was published which included new provisions to prevent BEPS through the shifting of risks. Through the amendment of the Guidelines, it was clarified that for an entity in an MNE to contractually assume a risk, for transfer pricing purposes, it needs to control the risk and have the financial capacity to assume it. READ MORE

  6. 5. Educational Seduction : A critical analysis of the teacher as seducer in aneducational setting

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS)

    Author : Fatima Zulfiqar; [2022]
    Keywords : Altruistic teacher; educational seduction; Dr. Fox effect; professional teacher; teacher role; wholesomeness.;

    Abstract : Problems with discipline and student engagement in Swedish classrooms is a burning issue. According to the data provided in the article, "Improving schools in Sweden, an OECD perspective", a significant number of students find it difficult to concentrate during a lesson as there is "noise and disorder during lessons" (Schleicher, 2015, s. 35). READ MORE