Essays about: "country heterogeneity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 53 essays containing the words country heterogeneity.

  1. 1. Dual Cultural Influences and Career Paths: : Second-Generation Iranians in Sweden

    University essay from

    Author : Khazar Amini; [2024]
    Keywords : Cultural Capital; Field; Habitus; Identity Formation; Iranian Culture; Second-generation Iranians in Sweden;

    Abstract : Nearly four decades after the peak influx of Iranian immigrants to Sweden around 1985-1990, recent academic inquiry has begun to shift its emphasis towards their second generation. These individuals, born to parents who arrived during that period, are now achieving notable positions across various sectors of Swedish society. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cultural backlash to globalization and right-wing power: Import competition shaping sexual beliefs in Western Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Matteo Magnano; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Does economic globalization impact sexual beliefs, contributing to the rise of right-wing parties? Although voters may not discern threats from trade shocks, individual economic insecurity theoretically impacts cultural attitudes and sparks a backlash towards outgroups, in turn contributing to right-wing candidates that campaign leveraging intolerance. Considering that scholars provide evidence for import competition strengthening support for right-wing parties, this study accounts for the peculiarities of European Parliament elections and their electoral outcomes of 2019. READ MORE

  4. 3. Interpreting Sensitivity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Charlie Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : excess sensitivity; comovement; non-Ricardian households; liquidity constraints; retirement puzzle; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The standard interpretation of aggregate excess sensitivity is that it represents the economy share of non-Ricardian households. However, household level evidence suggests that excess sensitivity can also be explained by the comovement of consumption and income over the lifetime, which occurs due to retirement and changes in household size. READ MORE

  5. 4. When the Elites Flap Their Wings: Changes in the Elite and Armed Conflict Onset

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Zakarias Dahlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : elite changes; armed conflict; armed conflict onset; quantitative analysis; political system; autocracy; elit förändringar; väpnad konflikt; kvantitativ analys; politiska system; autokratier;

    Abstract : This paper examines the hypothesis that a change in the elite increases the probability of armed conflict onset. The paper combines the newly constructed WhoGov dataset on cabinet members, with UCDP data on armed conflicts and rebel group. READ MORE

  6. 5. Analysis of pervasive climate risks to global rice production at the subnational level

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Qian Mei; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Rice is a vital crop and main source of calories for half the global population, particularly in the GlobalSouth. Despite increasing demand for rice, climate change, urbanisation, and land use development arethreatening rice production and therefore food security. READ MORE