Essays about: "Regression-discontinuity design"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words Regression-discontinuity design.

1. 1. Education, Age Cohort, and The Status Quo of Microentrepreneurs: Evidence from Chinese "Double Innovation" Reform

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Qingrong Wu; [2024]
   Keywords : Self-employment; Young Cohort with High Educational Degrees; Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design; Difference in Difference Model; Policy Focused Study;

   Abstract : This paper examines the effectiveness of the Chinese "Double Innovation" Reform and "Entrepreneurship Leading" Policy on labor outcomes using Chinese Family Panel Studies (CFPS) from 2010 to 2020. The study employs fuzzy regression discontinuity design and difference-in-difference models to analyze their effects on high educational degrees, self-employment, and salaried employment. READ MORE

3. 2. The Effect of a Universal Primary Education Reform on Gender Attitudes in Uganda

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Emma Bergman Karlsson; Klara Holmer; [2023]
   Keywords : Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design; Two-Stage Least Squares; Gender Attitudes; Universal Primary Education; Uganda;

   Abstract : This thesis examines whether greater access to primary school education for girls and a decreased gender gap in primary school education affects gender attitudes, by studying a Universal Primary Education reform in Uganda that eliminated primary school fees. We conduct a Two-Stage Least Squares regression where we use exogenous variation in exposure to the reform as an instrumental variable to estimate the effect of educational attainment on gender attitudes. READ MORE

4. 3. The Effects of Voting Rights on Political Competence : A Regression Discontinuity Approach

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Theodor Thisell; [2023]
   Keywords : voting age; political competence; political knowledge; communicative skills; regression discontinuity design;

   Abstract : At what age people ought to be given the right to vote has become a salient issue in both contemporary Western politics and political science. A prevalent argument opposing lowering the voting age to 16 asserts that 16- and 17-year-olds lack the necessary political competence required of voters. READ MORE

5. 4. Mandatory CSR reporting and the effect on debt financing: A study on private Swedish firms

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Lan Anh Nguyen; Filip Sandin; [2023]
   Keywords : Corporate social responsibility; CSR reporting; mandatory reporting; information asymmetry; Regression discontinuity;

   Abstract : The topic of CSR has become increasingly important in the last decades, however the empirical evidence on both the economic effects of CSR reporting on the cost of debt and on private firms are limited and inconclusive. In this thesis, we address the gap in this novel area of literature. READ MORE

6. 5. Can targeted disclosure regulations facilitate the environmental transition of the shipping sector? : a study on the effect of the EU MRV Regulation on ship emissions

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Moa Lundkvist; [2023]
   Keywords : environmental disclosure regulation; maritime sector; shipping; targeted transparency; MRV regulation; EU; Regression Discontinuity Design RDD ;

   Abstract : This research examines the impact of the EU Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) regulation on ship emissions when calling at EU ports. The main question is whether ships that are required to report their emissions emit less due to the regulation. READ MORE