Essays about: "demographic characteristics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 149 essays containing the words demographic characteristics.

  1. 11. Beyond political interest: Citizen profile identification from the European Social Survey

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Delgado i García; [2023]
    Keywords : political interest; political behavior; European Social Survey; cluster analysis; civic skills;

    Abstract : The first step towards developing targeted policies to boost political interest is to identify the main characteristics of individuals interested (and those who are not) in politics. This article aims at exploring the common factors shared by individuals with the same political interest. READ MORE

  3. 12. Travel behavior of mountain bikers: : A case study on sustainable transportation choices

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Henk Högemann; [2023]
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    Abstract : Bearing in mind that the car as a mode of transportation is responsible for more than one third of all tourism-related emissions worldwide and that a growing number of destinations offer mountain biking as nature-based tourism product, it becomes relevant to investigate mountain bikers with regarding their travel behavior. Therefore, the aim of this master thesis is to understand the transportation mode choice behavior of mountain bike (MTB) tourists when engaging in mountain bike specific vacation. READ MORE

  4. 13. Quantitative analysis of the drivers behind the adoption of photovoltaic installations in Sweden.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Isak Nyberg; [2023]
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    Abstract : Solar power generation capacity have grown significantly in the past years, both globally andin Sweden. This increase is often attributed to policy incentives such as subsidy schemes. Thereexists a large discrepancy between the regions of Sweden in their installed solar generationcapacity. READ MORE

  5. 14. The effect of persuasive communication on rock climbers' environmental behavior

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Diana Alexe; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmentally responsible behavior; pro-environmental behavior; rock climbing; adventure tourism; regulatory focus; value-based messaging; persuasive messaging; message framing; environmental communication;

    Abstract : Rock climbing has become a popular adventure activity, yet it poses a threat to the environment, particularly to the rare species that inhabit the lower vegetation density of rock faces. To address this concern, effective evironmental communication is necessary to provoke environmentally responsible behavior among climbers. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Great Recession’s Impact on Gender Wage in the Top Quantiles in the US

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

    Author : Noah Hjelm; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender wage gap; Discrimination; Great recession; Exogenous shock; Quantile regression; Women; Labour market; Wage differentials;

    Abstract : The gender wage gap in the labour market has long been a topic of study, highlighting the disadvantages faced by women in terms of earningscompared to men. This study aims to investigate if the Great Recession had additional impacts on women's earnings differentials. READ MORE