Essays about: "disparity"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 216 essays containing the word disparity.

  1. 21. Income inequality and economic growth : A cross-country analysis between developed and developing countries

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Alexander Frankin; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Income inequality and its relationship with economic growth has been the focus of an extensive amount of research in the past decade. Research have attempted to determine whether inequality has a positive or negative effect on growth and theoretical frameworks suggest that there is a possibility for both. READ MORE

  3. 22. Interpreting Mental Rotation Performance in Self-Described Aphantasia through Cognitive Penetrability

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Dániel Pénzes; [2023]
    Keywords : mental imagery debate; cognitive penetrability; aphantasia; VVIQ; OSIQ; mental rotation;

    Abstract : Mental images are unique mental representations and the depictive view in the imagery debate states that mental images have similar spatial structures as their corresponding external object. The propositional view, however, contends that beliefs about the external world influence a mental image – also known as the cognitive penetrability theory –, therefore mental images cannot be described in visual terms. READ MORE

  4. 23. Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Health in Later Life

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Juste Lekstyte; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study aimed to examine if there are gender differences in health that vary by education after midlife (age 50 years) across 17 different European countries. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe in 2015, the study applied multilevel linear regression models to investigate gender differences in frailty index. READ MORE

  5. 24. Girls’ Education in Policy Discourse: The Case of Chad in Representation of the Problem in International Organizations’ Strategic Development Plans, its Silences, and Effects

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alina Gineityte; [2023]
    Keywords : Girls’ education; international organizations; problem representation; strategic development plan; Chad; WPR approach.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Education, particularly girls' education, is essential for personal and national development, addressing issues such as poverty, and political instability. However, gender disparity in education remains a significant problem, leading to increased interest from governments and international organizations in addressing the issue through policy implementation. READ MORE

  6. 25. Drivers of Transformation and Recovery from Shrinking

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Christine Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Proximity analysis; Sectoral variety; Shrinking recovery; Sectoral transformation; Regional disparity; The Great Recession; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : To understand the mechanisms of economic resilience, we have studied how sectoral proximity relates to the regional capability to transform and recover from a shrinking crisis. Through a comparative study of Irish regions, a proximity analysis provided evidence that the majority of new sectors in the recovering region developed in proximity to the region’s leading sector. READ MORE