Essays about: "gender economics"

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1. 6. Empowering Women, Supporting Children. Early Childhood Development Centers as a Strategy to Reduce Unpaid Care Work and Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nyanza, Rwanda.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Michele Scalzulli; [2023]
   Keywords : Unpaid Care Work; Early Childhood Development Centers; Women s Economic Empowerment; Rwanda; Gender Equality.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the effects of early childhood development centers (ECDC) on unpaid care work (UCW) and women's economic empowerment in Rwanda. Thanks to the collaboration of ActionAid Rwanda (AAR), data from a sample of women in Nyanza district was collected and analyzed to gain insights into UCW dynamics and the role of ECDCs in women's lives. READ MORE

3. 7. Children’s education and parents’ mortality – Do parents with highly educated children live longer?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Pauline Bode; [2023]
   Keywords : Mortality inequalities; socioeconomic gradient in health; children’s education; socioeconomic status; SES; demography; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : While there exists a large literature on mortality inequalities by an individual’s level of education and other socioeconomic characteristics this thesis looks at the relationship between the children’s level of education and parents’ mortality, which has been relatively less studied. I use longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) for the years 2004-2017 and conduct Cox proportional hazard regressions to assess how children’s level of education affects parents’ mortality risks. READ MORE

4. 8. Does target firm risk differ depending on the gender of the acquiring firm's CEO?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anton Strandqvist; Malkolm Sten; [2023]
   Keywords : Chief Executive Officer; Gender; Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk aversion; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study aims to examine the relationship between the gender of the CEO and target firm risk in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Sweden. Previous research has shown that there may be differences in risk attitudes and behavior between men and women, which could affect their decision-making processes in M&A transactions. READ MORE

5. 9. Better Together: How Improved Gender Development and Inclusion May Strengthen Social Capabilities and Economic Resilience

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Lisa Lehane; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender Development; Social Capabilities; Economic Resilience; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In this paper, I strove to connect the dots between gender gaps in human development, the advancement of social capabilities, and resilience to shrinkage. To analyse this, I developed an extended and improved version of the United Nation’s Gender Development Index in which I broadened the economic opportunity aspect and provided 20 years of additional data. READ MORE

6. 10. A Tale of Two Sets of Opportunities. An exploration of Inequality of Opportunity among natives and second-generation immigrants in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Irem Ucan; [2023]
   Keywords : Inequality of Opportunity; normative economics; Shapley decomposition; second-generation immigrants; income inequality; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines the extent of income inequality that is attributed inherited circumstances such as social and family background, denoted as Inequality of Opportunity or IOp, for natives and second-generation immigrants in Sweden. The measurement of Inequality of Opportunity captures the between-type inequality, when individuals are grouped into types based on these predetermined circumstances, which involves parametrically estimating the average outcome of each type and comparing these averages between types. READ MORE