Essays about: "Role model effects"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 341 essays containing the words Role model effects.

  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. Do Changes in Housing Prices and Rents Affect Fertility Decisions? A panel data study on women aged 20-45 in Switzerland.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Eric Hermansson; Kristóf Surányi; [2024]
    Keywords : Fertility decisions; Housing prices; Switzerland; Wealth effect; Cost effect;

    Abstract : The following paper was carried out to investigate the effect of changes in housing prices and rents on fertility decisions. More specifically, by observing owners and renters of housing in Switzerland during 1999-2019. READ MORE

  4. 3. PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES : AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ANALYSIS

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Justus Mwaura Wanjiku; [2024]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Public health expenditure plays a critical role in enhancing the health and well-being of a nation's population. Despite its significance, there is limited research exploring the link between public health expenditure and health outcomes. READ MORE

  5. 4. Investigating the dynamics between the developing Nordic hydrogen market and the electricity system under uncertainty

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Timon Renzelmann; [2024]
    Keywords : energy modelling; energy storage; global sensitivity analysis; hydrogen; Method of Morris; Nordics; OSeMOSYS; uncertainty analysis; energimodellering; energilagring; global känslighetsanalys; vätgas; Morris-metoden; Nordiska länder; OSeMOSYS; osäkerhetsanalys;

    Abstract : The potential of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier is hotly debated, but it promises to significantly contribute to a sustainable energy future. Hydrogen can replace fossil fuels in carbon-intensive industries, heavy transport and aviation, and support a renewable energysystem by acting as energy storage to balance intermittent supply. READ MORE

  6. 5. DOES FOREIGN AID PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS? Evidence from a quantitative large-N study of 121 aid-receiving countries, 2003-2021

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nora Engvall Olmås; [2023-10-30]
    Keywords : human rights; physical integrity rights; civil liberties; foreign aid; Official Development Assistance; bilateral aid; multilateral aid;

    Abstract : Human rights are in crisis. Even if the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates 75 years in 2023, the anniversary comes at a time when the world is experiencing human suffering so grave that international human rights organizations are alerting for a global human rights crisis. READ MORE