Essays about: "Wages"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 275 essays containing the word Wages.

  1. 6. Digging Deeper: Exploring Roads to Inclusive Development Through Mine Closure Policy and Practices in the Dominican Republic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Bianca Terrero Vega; [2023]
    Keywords : mine closure; inclusive development; mineral governance; community engagement; energy transition metals; just transitions.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Mining operations have significant environmental and social impacts, including ecosystem fragmentation, biodiversity loss, pollution, and social issues such as low wages and unsafe working conditions. Despite these negative effects, mining plays a crucial role in the transition to low-carbon technologies and the demand for energy transition minerals is expected to surge. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Effects of Participation in Global Value Chains : A Study of the Effects of Participation in Intermediate Trade on the Value Added Through Services and the Relative Demand for Skilled Workers in the Swedish Manufacturing Industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Maria Höijer; [2023]
    Keywords : Economics; labor economics; labor market; labor market economics; global value chain; supply chain; trade; commerce; international trade; specialization; servicification; Hecksher-Ohlin; Hecksher-Ohlin model; skilled labor; labor; labour; labor demand; labor supply; relative labor demand; wages; skill; upskill; intermediate trade; trade in value added; stolper samuelsson; stolper samuelsson theorem; servicification; factor abundance; comparative advantage; relative factor prices; fixed effects; panel data; Nationalekonomi; Arbetsmarknad; Internationell ekonomi; handel; internationell handel; Hecksher-Ohlin modellen; arbetskraftsutbud; arbetskraftsefterfrågan; servicifiering; relativ arbetskraftsefterfrågan; kompetens; värdekedjor; tillverkningsindustrin; specialisering; service; globalisering; Hecksher-Ohlin; lön; stolper samuelsson; komparativ fördel; relativpriser; paneldata; fixa effekter;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate the effects of the integration in global value chains on the specialization in the production of services and the relative demand for high-skilled labor in the Swedish manufacturing industry. The empirical model and the predictions are based on theories and findings such as the phenomenon of servicification, the Hecksher-Ohlin theorem, and the Stolper-Samuelsson theorem. READ MORE

  4. 8. University tuition fees’ effect on future outcomes : A study on the correlation between higher education costs and income distribution

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Nicol Nowicka; [2023]
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    Abstract : This paper focuses on studying whether a tuition fee for obtaining higher education affects the wage distribution in the United Kingdom. The hypothesis builds on theoretical framework that the higher cost of obtaining education leads to a higher pay for workers with college diploma, which in turn widens the gap between wages with different schooling levels and increases the inequality in the country. READ MORE

  5. 9. Labour Demand Composition and Wage Responses in a Transition to a Clean Economy : A Case Study on the EU ETS

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jeroen Boksebeld; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmental Economics; EU ETS; Labour market; Sustainable Transition; Deterministic Simulation; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the effect on labour demand of a transition from an unconstrained economy featuring a ’clean’ and a ’dirty’ production method towards a fully clean economy, using a simplified General Equilibrium model. This model is calibrated to the European Union Emission Trading System (EUETS) and features a linear decline in a cap placed on the dirty production method. READ MORE

  6. 10. Behind the Stage

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Isac Aspberg; Bianca Martell; [2023]
    Keywords : Live music industry; Music industry; Industry analysis; Musicians; Popular music;

    Abstract : Live music has recently been a popular topic of discussion as a consequence of COVID-19's influence and the exponential rise of digital alternatives to live music. Stockholm, as the third largest music exporter in the world, might be assumed to be culturally enriched with live music flourishing in its center; but if we dig further into the Stockholm live music industry by listening to those who make up its pillars, namely musicians, what will we find? This thesis investigates the live music industry in Stockholm through the eyes of musicians and live music industry professionals. READ MORE