Essays about: "difference-in-differences"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 163 essays containing the word difference-in-differences.

  1. 31. A Hard Pill to Swallow? Subsidized Contraceptives and Women's Intergenerational Mobility in a Difference-in-Differences Framework

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Matilda Fors; Lisa-Maria Jonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : intergenerational mobility; income persistence; contraceptives; fertility; natural experiment;

    Abstract : The theory and methods of intergenerational mobility attempt to explain the transmission of socioeconomic status between family members of different generations. In this thesis, we study the causal effect of access to contraceptives on the intergenerational mobility of women. READ MORE

  3. 32. Ethnic differences on the labor market : How does negative attitudes affect employment probabilities? 

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

    Author : Axel Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Labor economics; Negative attitudes; Terror attack; Employment; Foreign-born; Natives; Sweden;

    Abstract : There is a significant gap in employment rates between people born in and outside of Sweden. Previous literature and theory present evidence of discrimination being a part of the gap. This paper studies the differences in employment between foreign-born and natives in Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 33. The Effect of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Implementation on the Spread of Syphilis: Evidence from Brazil

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Marcos Antonio Zaffari Jr.; [2022]
    Keywords : Health Economics; HIV; PrEP; Syphilis; Econometrics; Behavioural Economics;

    Abstract : This study investigates the effect of offering Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV, as a public policy, on the spread of syphilis through behavioral changes on the willingness to engage on riskier sex behavior (i.e. condomless sex). READ MORE

  5. 34. Consequences of Corporate Quotas : A quantitative study of the effects of boardroom gender quotas on German companies’ attention to gender equality

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rebecca Heine; [2022]
    Keywords : gender quotas; female leadership; corporate governance; gender and politics; corporate quotas; workplace policies; difference-in-differences; Germany;

    Abstract : Despite global progress on gender equality, women continue to be underrepresented in politics and business. One widely debated policy measure aimed at tackling this issue is statutory gender quotas for the boards of directors of listed companies – so-called corporate quotas – which have been adopted in more than a dozen countries worldwide, yet remain understudied in the gender and politics literature. READ MORE

  6. 35. Restrictions on Reproductive Health Care and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the United States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Falkeling; Karin Östling Svensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Reproductive health care; Abortion legislation; Fertility; Employment; Difference-in-Differences; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper evaluates the impact of reproductive health care restrictions on women’s labor market outcomes in the United States. We exploit the variation in restrictions on reproductive health care services across U.S. READ MORE