Essays about: "difference-in-difference estimation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words difference-in-difference estimation.

  1. 1. The Influence of Default Options on the Timing of Retirement : A study of the automatic payout in the Swedish occupational pension system

    University essay from

    Author : Jonas Agné; [2022]
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    Abstract : This thesis examined a change of the automatic payout age of a Swedish occupational pension agreement. The purpose of the study was to see if the default option can nudge the retirement decision. READ MORE

  3. 2. Shocking Prices : Examining the short-run price elasticity of household electricity demand

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Klara Eliasson Rabo; [2022]
    Keywords : Price elasticity of electricity demand; household price elasticity; electricity pricing; short run elasticity;

    Abstract : As the share of renewable and intermittent energy sources grow and as society becomes more electrified, electricity price volatility becomes one of the most pressing issues. The flexibility of household demand, when faced with price shocks, determines how exposed they will be to price volatility, making the estimation of their short-run price elasticity highly relevant for policymakers. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Effects of Non-Compete Agreements Enforceability on Entrepreneurship in the United States, 1995-2011

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Yotam Sofer; [2020]
    Keywords : Non-compete agreements; NCA; current population survey; CPS; business dynamics statistics; DBS; Firms starts; start-ups; Silicon-Valley; Route 128; knowledge spillovers; state-year variation; Difference-in-difference; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Restrictions of future employment in the form of non-compete agreements (agreements that restrict an employee from joining, forming, associating, or starting a competing firm) are commonly used in the American labor market. Yet their effects on entrepreneurship is not fully understood. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Local Effect of Oil on Women's Employment and Empowerment - Evidence from Africa

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Nadja Friedl; Sailee Sakhardande; [2019]
    Keywords : Local Impact of Natural Resources; Oil; Employment; Female Empowerment; Africa;

    Abstract : Does oil extraction impact local communities in developing countries? The socio-economic ramifications of oil extraction on the local population are not clear a priori. Recent evidence pointing towards a gender-differential impact of natural resources motivates an analysis focused on women. READ MORE

  6. 5. Public secondary school mergers as a desegregation method in Swedish municipalities : Investigating their impact on student’s academic performance and choice of school

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Hasselqvist Haglund; [2018]
    Keywords : Education economics; desegregation; merger; school organization; secondary school; public school; peer effects; socioeconomic background; student performance; integration; segregation; Difference in differences; matching; labour economics; education system; Nyköpingsmodellen;

    Abstract : In recent years several municipalities in Sweden have merged their public secondary schools. This has been considered a type of initiative that intends to reduce youth segregation and discrepancies in school quality. READ MORE