Essays about: "Sofia Sacks"

Found 2 essays containing the words Sofia Sacks.

1. 1. Natural disasters, unnatural consequences? Characterizing the causes of natural disaster’s vulnerability in Chile

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Sacks; [2019]
   Keywords : natural disasters; inequality; vulnerability; Chile; multilevel logistic regression; household data; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Reducing inequality in Chile has long been a priority of policymakers because of its negative impacts over political representation, spatial segregation and distribution of opportunities. Through the framework of vulnerability, this research suggests that an unexpected impact of inequality in Chile is an increased likelihood of experiencing losses due to natural disasters. READ MORE

3. 2. The impact of environmental policy stringency on FDI flows: Evidence from BRIICS-OECD flow panel dataset

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Sacks; [2018]
   Keywords : environmental policy stringency; pollution haven; FDI; fixed effects; location hypothesis; BRIICS; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Paris Agreement has increased interest in environmental policy research, which has alerted that companies will relocate their investment to countries with less stringent environmental standards. This pollution haven effect, although theoretically analyzed, has wide-ranging empirical results which are highly dependent on the selected case and proxy for environmental policy stringency. READ MORE