Essays about: "Socio-Economic Panel"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 29 essays containing the words Socio-Economic Panel.

  1. 21. Analysis of municipal violations committed in Slovakia: Evidence from administrative panel data

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Veronika Horváthová; [2018]
    Keywords : crime; violation rate; demographic factors; socio-economic factors; panel data;

    Abstract : Using Slovak administrative data on municipal violations committed between years 2011-2016, several violation rates are computed and analyzed. One task is to corroborate the results collected from the already existing literature. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Effect Of An Unexpected Wealth Shock On Willingness To Takes Risks

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Erik Haglund Johansson; Tim Strassburger; [2017-07-28]
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    Abstract : In this thesis we investigate how an exogenous wealth shock in the form of an unexpected inheritance or gift affects individuals' self-reported willingness to take risks. We apply a quasi fixed effects ordered probit model using the large panel data set from the German Socio-economic Panel (SOEP), which enables us to control for observed and unobserved individual characteristics. READ MORE

  4. 23. The relationship between foreign direct investment and socio-economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Linn Alexandersson; Gabriella Myrbäck; [2017-05-30]
    Keywords : Foreign direct investment; FDI; economic growth; Latin America and the Caribbean; panel data; socio-economic development;

    Abstract : This study examines the effect of FDI in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1995 to 2014. Furthermore, the study investigates the relationship between FDI and the social development, compared to the relationship between FDI and GDP per capita. This is investigated through a cross-country analysis with panel data. READ MORE

  5. 24. Does policy adoption influence the association between socio-economic differences and smoking prevalence? A longitudinal analysis 2008-2015

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Nefti-Eboni Bempong; [2017]
    Keywords : Tobacco; Tobacco control; Tobacco prevention and Socio-economic status; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract Introduction: Smoking is a major public health concern, accounting for nearly 700,000 deaths on an annual basis, globally. The socio-economic differences within smoking are well established, reflected in a social gradient that is estimated to account for half of the socio- economic differences in mortality for men aged 35-69 years in developed settings, such as the European region. READ MORE

  6. 25. Men's First Birth Fertility in South Korea

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Bibek Sharma; [2016]
    Keywords : fertility; South Korea; Men s fertility; men s first birth;

    Abstract : A large body of research has addressed women’s fertility with some among them focusing on East Asia. Relatively few studies concentrate on men’s fertility worldwide and almost none on South Korea. READ MORE