Essays about: "gini index"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 32 essays containing the words gini index.

1. 16. Disaggregating economic inequality from space

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Neija Maegaard Elvekjær; [2019]
   Keywords : Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite VIIRS ; night-time lights; Gross Domestic Product GDP ; economic inequality; regional inequality; spatial inequality; Gini coefficient; spatial scale; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Reducing inequality is number 10 of the United Nations sustainable development goals. Inequality in society affect economic growth, development and poverty reduction, and through these indirectly affect environmental degradation, food security and other major problems facing society today. READ MORE

3. 17. (Ine)quality of air and water - A political ecology approach to a multilevel analysis of individual- and country-level factors impacting people’s experience of environmental quality in their community

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

   Author : Josefin Stagge; [2019]
   Keywords : air quality; water quality; environmental justice; political ecology; uneven development; world-systems analysis; multilevel linear regression; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine inequalities in terms of air and water quality in a cross-national study comparing determinants at both individual and national level using a subjective measurement. This study explores how uneven development and economic inequalities within and between countries affect people’s experience of environmental problems (i. READ MORE

4. 18. The relationship between foreign direct investment and socio-economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Linn Alexandersson; Gabriella Myrbäck; [2017-05-30]
   Keywords : Foreign direct investment; FDI; economic growth; Latin America and the Caribbean; panel data; socio-economic development;

   Abstract : This study examines the effect of FDI in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1995 to 2014. Furthermore, the study investigates the relationship between FDI and the social development, compared to the relationship between FDI and GDP per capita. This is investigated through a cross-country analysis with panel data. READ MORE

5. 19. Linkages between land degradation and economic inequality in global drylands

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Neija Maegaard Elvekjær; [2017]
   Keywords : global drylands; Gini coefficient; income inequality; NDVI; Mann Kendall trend analysis; inequality index; restrend; land degradation; socio-economic inequality; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Land degradation has a negative effect on agriculture, food security and ecosystems. It severely impacts the livelihood of the many people directly depending on agriculture around the world. Drylands are some of the most vulnerable areas around the world. READ MORE

6. 20. Income Inequality and Economic Growth : What relation does regional income inequality have with local economic growth in US Metropolitan Areas?

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Barbara Kandek; Veronika Kajling; [2017]
   Keywords : income inequality; economic growth; regional economics; gini index; united states;

   Abstract : Income inequality has been widely debated since the beginning of economic development. This topic is especially present in today’s economic world as the gap between the poor and rich only seem to widen, even in developed nations. READ MORE