Essays about: "Two Stage Least Squares"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Two Stage Least Squares.
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1. The Price of Power: A quantitative study of price elasticity of demand during high electricity prices in Southern Sweden
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : Unprecedentedly high electricity prices became a pressing issue for consumers in 2021-2022, causing political debate and shedding light on the hourly electricity prices. Out of the four Swedish electricity areas created to facilitate an effective electricity market, this thesis will focus on SE3 and SE4 in the South of Sweden, which experienced the highest prices in 2021-2022. READ MORE
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2. The impact of female entrepreneurship on a country’s innovative performance
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Purpose – As entrepreneurship is still a traditionally male-dominated field, more research and political initiative is needed to create a level-playing field between women and men in this industry. The purpose of this research, therefore, is to first understand how female entrepreneurship (FE) influences innovation performance (IP) now, and how this effect has changed over time. READ MORE
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3. The Effect of a Universal Primary Education Reform on Gender Attitudes in Uganda
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This thesis examines whether greater access to primary school education for girls and a decreased gender gap in primary school education affects gender attitudes, by studying a Universal Primary Education reform in Uganda that eliminated primary school fees. We conduct a Two-Stage Least Squares regression where we use exogenous variation in exposure to the reform as an instrumental variable to estimate the effect of educational attainment on gender attitudes. READ MORE
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4. Market Performance in the Nordic Electricity Market: An Analysis of Market Power during Energy Market Turbulence
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This paper analyzes the existence of market power on the Nordic electricity market between 2018-2022, and if the energy market turbulence caused by covid-19, and later deepened following the war in Ukraine affected producers' bidding behavior. Market power was tested using Cournot assumptions to see if producers withheld output strategically when demand was more inelastic. READ MORE
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5. How does unexpected news about employment affect the exchange rate?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The research conducted intends to examine how unexpected changes in employment may affect both exchange rates and interest rates. The results used in the analysis are extracted by running two ordinary least squares regressions with data structured as an unbalanced panel. READ MORE