Essays about: "Synthetic control matching"

Found 2 essays containing the words Synthetic control matching.

1. 1. Estimating the effect of the 2008 financial crisis on GNI in Greece and Iceland: A synthetic control approach

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Mikrodataanalys

   Author : Sofia Iasonidou; [2016]
   Keywords : Synthetic control matching; treatment effects; Greece; Iceland; comparative studies; financial crisis;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to conduct a comparative study in order to estimate the impact of the financial crisis to the GNI of Greece and Iceland. By applying synthetic control matching (a relatively new methodology) the study intends to compare the two countries, thus deducting conclusions about good or bad measures adopted. READ MORE

3. 2. The effect of non-host plant volatiles on the reproductive behaviour of the Egyptian cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Altaf Hussain; [2012]
   Keywords : Adhatoda vasica; electrophysiology; Justicia adhatoda; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae; non-host plants; reproductive behaviour; semiochemical diversity; socioeconomics; Spodoptera littoralis; spruce;

   Abstract : Spodoptera littoralis is a major pest of cotton in Egypt, causing serious economic losses. Egyptian farmers highly appreciate biological control of the pest as synthetic pesticides are very unsustainable. Phytophagous insects rely on plant volatiles to locate oviposition, feeding and, mating sites. We tested newly emerged S. READ MORE