Essays about: "health economics."

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  1. 21. Won't Somebody Please Think of the Children? - A Study Examining If and How Adolescent Health Is Affected by the Business Cycle

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hannes Wiklund; [2023]
    Keywords : Health; Mental health; Health economics; Macroeconomic conditions; Recessions; Adolescent; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the impact of macroeconomic shocks on adolescents health, specifically those aged between 14 and 18 years. Using data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) covering U.S. states from 1999 to 2019, this study investigates various health outcomes and behavioural variables among high-school students. READ MORE

  3. 22. Looking beyond the economics : How can we create a more viable society with sustainability?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Liza Ingman Åström; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The title of this thesis, looking beyond the economics, is a first way to define the problem that we have in our built environment. The research question, how can we create a more viable society with circular economy, is the start of the investigation. Hopefully finding answers to a more sustainable way of building. READ MORE

  4. 23. Harnessing AI for Suicidal Ideation Detection: Thoroughly Evaluating and Fine-Tuning Transformer Models to Identify Suicidal Ideation in Social Media Posts

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Johannes Altnäs; Keshav Sompura; [2023]
    Keywords : suicidal ideation; transformers; mental health; BERT; social media; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis explored the application of pre-trained transformer models in detecting suicidal ideation in social media posts. We leveraged social media data from platforms like Reddit and Twitter and applied a robust hyperparameter random search strategy to fine-tune and evaluate existing transformer models. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Economic Effects of Healthy Eating in Sweden: An Analysis of Costs and Benefits

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Tilda Mellberg; [2023]
    Keywords : healthy eating; health; costs and benefits; Sweden; demographics; economic impact; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Diet-related diseases kill millions of people every year and pose significant costs to the economy and society. In Sweden, this is an increasingly prevalent phenomenon. However, a healthy diet can prevent this. READ MORE

  6. 25. 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