Essays about: "economic differences of countries"

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  1. 16. Fear Factor : A Cross-national Analysis of Fear of Crime Construction Among majority and Minority Populations

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Felix Gerk; [2023]
    Keywords : migration studies; fear of crime; regression analysis;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the influence of individual level factors and social capital on fear ofcrime construction amongst citizens and non-citizens in a cross-national context. Regressionanalysis of the European Social Survey (Round 9) demonstrated that the relative importanceof socio-economic individual level factors is stable across countries and consistent withprevious research. READ MORE

  3. 17. United through Division: An Innovative Approach to European Monetary Policy : A Study of the Optimal Currency Areas in the European Union through Cluster Analysis Conducted on Samples Between 2007–2019

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Marinda Gadén; Alexander Granberg; [2023]
    Keywords : European Union; Monetary Union; Cluster Analysis; European Monetary Union; Euro; Europäische Union; Währungsunion; Klusteranalyse; Europäische Wirtschafts-und Währungsunion; Euro; Europeiska unionen; valutaunion; klusteranalys; europeiska monetära unionen; Euro;

    Abstract : The study deals with the theory of optimal currency areas complemented with the EU's Maastricht criteria in order to investigate how today’s Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union can be divided into smaller unions with countries that are more homogeneous based on said criteria compared to the current larger currency union. To investigate this, we use cluster analysis as the method easily enables analysis of similarities and differences between countries. READ MORE

  4. 18. Analysis of pervasive climate risks to global rice production at the subnational level

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Qian Mei; [2023]
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    Abstract : Rice is a vital crop and main source of calories for half the global population, particularly in the GlobalSouth. Despite increasing demand for rice, climate change, urbanisation, and land use development arethreatening rice production and therefore food security. READ MORE

  5. 19. The effect of income inequality on economic growth: A comparative study between Europe and Latin America

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fabian Oppenheim; [2023]
    Keywords : Income Inequality; Economic Growth; Gini Coefficient; Panel Data; Latin America; Europe; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis aims to examine the impact of income inequality on economic growth and assess whether the relationship differs between Europe and Latin America. Many studies have been performed to investigate the relationship between inequality and growth, and these have yielded a variation of results. READ MORE

  6. 20. Heritage Matters : A Study of Social Mobility Patterns Among First and Second-Generation Immigrants in Europe

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Stevander; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Mobility; Immigration; Social Mobility Index; International Socio-Economic Index ISEI ; European Social Survey ESS ;

    Abstract : This thesis examined how the association between immigrants’ occupational origin and destination varies in 33 European countries, depending on the opportunities for social mobility in the origin country. For absolute occupational mobility, the result from an LPM regression showed that first-generation female immigrants had an increased probability of upward mobility when the origin country offered more opportunities for social mobility. READ MORE