Essays about: "Regional Unemployment"

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  1. 1. The Dynamics of Air Pollution, Socio-Economic Status and Mortality Rate: Panel Study Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Uzma Humayun; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study investigated the relationship between the mortality rate and air pollution, as well as socioeconomic factors such as education, socioeconomic status, smoking behavior, and unemployment in Sweden using regional data on county level from 2005 to 2021. The study adopted Environmental Justice Theory as the theoretical framework and used fixed effects model to control for unobserved heterogeneity. READ MORE

  2. 2. Economic and Sociological Factors of Deaths of Despair in Sweden and Norway: A Regional Panel Data Approach

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Loise Hedberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Panel Data; Suicide; Substance Abuse; Educational Status; Welfare State;

    Abstract : I employ a descriptive study design to examine the relationship between the rate of deaths of despair and higher education, unemployment, gross regional product per capita, divorce, and sex ratios. Aggregate regional data is used. A first analysis is performed in Sweden across age and sex groups. READ MORE

  3. 3. Political Trust and Economic Inequality - An examination of political trust and economic inequality in 29 European countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jonas Fallenius; [2022]
    Keywords : Trust; inequality; Europe; Gini; regression; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between political trust and income inequality in 29 European countries, using Easton’s (1975) trust-as-evaluation approach. The theoretical basis consists of Easton (1975) and Rothstein’s (2011)Low Trust-Corruption-Inequality trap theory. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Economic Impact of COVID-19 Border Restrictions on the Labor Market : A Comparative case study on the Border Municipalities in Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Adam Birgersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Labor market; COVID-19; Economics; Synthetic control; Restrictions; Regional differences; Border; Unemployment;

    Abstract : This paper examines if the labor markets in border municipalities in Sweden were affected by the COVID-19 border restrictions implemented by the Swedish and Norwegian governments. To do so, this paper uses unemployment and population data gathered from different sources to estimate results derived from using the synthetic control method. READ MORE

  5. 5. The impact of COVID-19 on gender inequality in the labor market : Unemployment rate between men and women in France

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Pauline Gallet; [2022]
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    Abstract : This paper studies the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender inequality in France. The recent covid pandemic has given rise to the concern that women may have been more strongly affected by this pandemic. We will focus the research question on the differences in unemployment rates between men and women in France. READ MORE