Essays about: "SIMILAR MODEL ECONOMICS"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 120 essays containing the words SIMILAR MODEL ECONOMICS.

1. 1. Wealth Redistribution through Balance Sheet Revaluations - Evidence from Norway

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Gustav Sundén; [2023]
   Keywords : Inequality; Wealth; Monetary Policy; Inflation; Household Heterogeneity; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of fluctuations in inflation, monetary policy, and oil prices on the balance sheets of Norwegian households across the wealth distribution. Using a Bayesian Structural Vector Autoregression model, this study simulates the shocks and assesses their transmission through the unexpected inflation and portfolio composition channel throughout the wealth distribution. READ MORE

3. 2. European Tobacco Taxation and Youth Smoking - Findings from two decades of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children surveys

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ida Haggren; Lucas Henriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Youth smoking; smoking initiation; tobacco taxation; cigarette taxation; two-way fixed effects.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Using data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey on smoking behaviors for roughly 440,000 European youths over the years 2001-2018, we show that a one euro increase in cigarette excise taxes reduces smoking prevalence (share of children who has smoked) by 2 percentage points using a two-way fixed effects model. This translates to a participation elasticity of -0. READ MORE

4. 3. Forecasting copper price using VAR and the XGBoost model: an experiment with a relatively small dataset

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

   Author : Juanli Hu; [2023]
   Keywords : copper price; Vector autoregressive model; XGBoost; Time series; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Given the importance of copper prices to investors, governments, and policymakers, this paper investigates short-term price predictability using VAR and XGBoost models. All models are trained with historical data from November 2021 to December 2022 and using MSE, RMSE and MAE for evaluating the model performance. READ MORE

5. 4. Won't Somebody Please Think of the Children? - A Study Examining If and How Adolescent Health Is Affected by the Business Cycle

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hannes Wiklund; [2023]
   Keywords : Health; Mental health; Health economics; Macroeconomic conditions; Recessions; Adolescent; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the impact of macroeconomic shocks on adolescents health, specifically those aged between 14 and 18 years. Using data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) covering U.S. states from 1999 to 2019, this study investigates various health outcomes and behavioural variables among high-school students. READ MORE

6. 5. Public Participation in Sustainable Urban Development Strategies - A Tool for Improving Strategy Making or a Symbolic Means of Establishing Legitimacy?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ekaterina Faldina; [2023]
   Keywords : Community engagement; local authorities; Arnstein’s ladder; stakeholders; public participation; sustainable urban strategy; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to analyse the relationships between key stakeholders in the process of developing and implementing an urban strategy using the example of the Sustainable Urban Development Strategy of the City of Saint Petersburg. This thesis is based on theories related to involving public participation in the planning and implementation of the city strategy and the options and perspectives of participation strategies for involving stakeholders. READ MORE