Essays about: "decrease education costs"

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1. 1. The effect of knowledge on farmers’ intercropping adoption decisions : the perspective of Swedish farmers

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Frida Svensson; [2023]
   Keywords : Adoption; adoption intensity; double-hurdle model; knowledge; intercropping;

   Abstract : Intercropping is sustainable from both an economic and environmental point of view since it can increase yields, decrease input costs, make efficient use of available growth resources, increase crop biodiversity and natural biodiversity, suppress pests and diseases, and reduce land degradation. This makes the uptake of the practice important for future sustainable agricultural. READ MORE

3. 2. Public Opinion on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Sugar Policy and its Economic Implications in Sweden : A study on sociodemographic factors’ effects on health policy attitudes of Swedes

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Jonas Karlsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Public opinion; Tobacco; Alcohol; Sugar; Sweden; Ordinary Least Squares; Ordered probit;

   Abstract : Using paired samples t-tests, this study examines attitudes toward government intervention to decrease the consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and sugar to improve public health in Sweden. The effects of the four sociodemographic variables gender, age, education, and income on attitudes toward health policies are tested using Ordinary Least Squares and ordered probit regressions. READ MORE

4. 3. Long-Run Effects of Rainfall Shocks: An evaluation of the effects of in utero negative rainfall shocks on children's cognitive ability in rural Kenya

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Linn Mattisson; [2018]
   Keywords : Rainfall; drought; education; in utero shock; Kenya; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Shocks in utero can have lasting effects on an individual's physical and socio-economic outcomes. By merging direct rainfall data at the district-level with an individual-level dataset on children's education and socio-economic factors I create a proxy for in utero income shock with negative rainfall to evaluate the effect on Kenyan children's cognitive score in rural districts. READ MORE

5. 4. Knock on (Engineered) Wood: Pathways to Increased Deployment of Cross-Laminated Timber

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Jack Fraser; [2017]
   Keywords : Cross-laminated timber; Low-carbon building materials; Bio based building materials; Swedish building sector; Decarbonisation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Significant negative environmental impacts are attributed to the building sector. To complement operational building efficiency, mitigation strategies could further decrease these environmental impacts. One mitigation strategy is increased use of low-carbon and bio based building materials. READ MORE

6. 5. Investigation of high-barrier materials development for long shelf-life dairy-based products with enhanced properties

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

   Author : Anna Kim; [2016]
   Keywords : barrier materials; OTR; shelf-life; flexible packaging; rigid packaging; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This thesis has been pursuing an objective to investigate the recent developments in the field of high oxygen barrier materials for the dairy based medical nutrition portfolio. The main goal of this research was to identify the materials and/or approaches that would allow the decrease of oxygen ingress with resulting shelf-life extension. READ MORE