Essays about: "Socio-Economic Panel"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 29 essays containing the words Socio-Economic Panel.

  1. 11. The Fear of Immigration- Its Roots and Underlying Dynamics in East Germany from a Socio-Economic Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Lisa Köhler; [2020]
    Keywords : Immigration; East Germany; Socio-Economic Background; Minimum Wage; Financial Crisis; Socio-Economic Panel; Goldthorpe; Economic Security; Economic Satisfaction; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The topic of immigration and its management is very controversial and highly discussed. Hence, it continues to have a huge impact on the today’s societies and the political climate. READ MORE

  3. 12. Sexual Orientation, Motherhood and Pay - The case of the gender pay gap for homo-/bisexual women

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Kotten Forsberg Fjellander; [2020]
    Keywords : Labor economics; gender pay gap; motherhood penalty; same-sex couples; Mincer equation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to widen the understanding of the gender pay gap by introducing the factor of sexuality. Same-sex couples have legal rights that are relatively new; how does our understanding of labor division and pay change when more data on queer people emerge? This is achieved by using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) from the year 2017 and making multiple regressions, which are based in the Mincer equation. READ MORE

  4. 13. Grading practices and secondary school track choice: Evidence from a German policy reform

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Leon Reich; [2020]
    Keywords : school policy; grades; educational attainment; tracking; difference-in-differences;

    Abstract : Many school systems across the world track their students by ability. The German school system tracks earlier than most and each track leads to very different academic degrees and labor market opportunities. This increases the relevance of educational policy at the elementary school level. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change : Non-refoulement Obligations under Article 3 ECHR to Protect Environmental Migrants?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Cederberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Human rights law; Climate change; Non-refoulement obligations; Environmental migrants; Article 3 ECHR; Slow onset events of climate change;

    Abstract : The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) notes in its Fifth Assessment Report from 2014 that states are the main cause of anthropogenic gas emissions. Furthermore, scientists predict that displacement across border for reasons of climate change will increase rapidly in the coming decades. READ MORE

  6. 15. Effect of fuel tax on carbon dioxide emissions in Sweden : a panel estimation approach

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Hanna Vinberg; [2020]
    Keywords : climate policy; CO2 emissions; economics; environmental impact; fuel tax; rural and urban;

    Abstract : Greenhouse gases are increasingly causing both global climate changes and local health issues. In particular, carbon dioxide emissions represent 81% of total greenhouse gas emissions. There is evidence that fuel taxes can be adopted as a mitigation measure to lower greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to climate change adaptation goals. READ MORE