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  1. 6. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON THE PERCEPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE EU

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Patricija Viksne; [2023-03-08]
    Keywords : Climate change; COVID-19 pandemic; climate change perception;

    Abstract : The study examines how individuals’ perceptions of climate change as a threat have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Western and Eastern Europe. Different psychological theories about psychological links to the pandemic and climate change, psychological mechanisms, and the finite pool of worry effect were used to understand how the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic could affect individuals’ perception of climate change as a threat. READ MORE

  3. 7. The effects of weight-based waste tariff on recycling quantities

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Klara Holmgren; [2023]
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    Abstract : In this paper, I investigate households’ participation in recycling schemes given the pricing policy applied by the municipal waste management organisation. This study aims to provide insights into the effect financial incentive policy has on the recycling quantities of packaging materials. READ MORE

  4. 8. Analyzing the Short-Run Phillips Curve: The Case of Sweden 1997-2022 : Capturing the effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Ukraine Conflict on the Trade-off between Inflation and Unemployment

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Nicklas Hedlund; Sabanovic Imla; [2023]
    Keywords : Inflation; Unemployment; Short-Run Phillips Curve;

    Abstract : This paper seeks to investigate whether a short-run Phillips curve exists between 1997-2022, and if there are evident changes in the trade-off since 2020, which could be due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. As the macroeconomic environment has changed drastically in the last couple of years, both as a result of the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine, the relationship evolvement of the Phillips curve since the start of 2020 is of particular interest to investigate. READ MORE

  5. 9. Local Governance Structure and the Level of Implementation of Climate Adaptation Measures in 653 Cities Globally

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Astrid Thomas; [2023]
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    Abstract : Abstract: Due to limited data availability, previous studies assessing the status of climate adaptation at the municipal level are mostly limited to planned actions, which can at times be symbolic rather than substantive in nature. As a result, the true level of implementation of climate adaptation in cities has been difficult to estimate. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Impact of Trade Openness on the Gender Wage Gap in Urban China, 2002-2013

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Zhuoyi Sun; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the impact of trade openness on the gender wage gap in urban China after China's accession to the WTO in 2001. Using data from the 2002 and 2013 China Household Income Project (CHIP), this paper uses OLS regression and instrumental variable regression, to analyze the relationship between trade openness and the gender wage gap. READ MORE