Essays about: "heterogeneity"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 531 essays containing the word heterogeneity.

  1. 26. The effects of large-scale nutrition Interventions on Early Childhood and Neonatal Outcomes: evidence from Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Isabella Rego Monteiro; [2023]
    Keywords : nutrition; food insecurity; early childhood development; neonatal health; impact evaluation; Brazil; Latin America; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study exploits the introduction of a new prioritization criteria for food security interventions to estimate the marginal impact of such programs. Findings indicate that, in municipalities assigned to receive nutrition policies more intensely, the number of children receiving micronutrient supplements was higher. READ MORE

  3. 27. Cultural backlash to globalization and right-wing power: Import competition shaping sexual beliefs in Western Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Matteo Magnano; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Does economic globalization impact sexual beliefs, contributing to the rise of right-wing parties? Although voters may not discern threats from trade shocks, individual economic insecurity theoretically impacts cultural attitudes and sparks a backlash towards outgroups, in turn contributing to right-wing candidates that campaign leveraging intolerance. Considering that scholars provide evidence for import competition strengthening support for right-wing parties, this study accounts for the peculiarities of European Parliament elections and their electoral outcomes of 2019. READ MORE

  4. 28. Allies and Atrocities : A quantitative analysis of external support to rebel groups and the effects on violence against civilians

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Daan Vegter; [2023]
    Keywords : external support; rebel groups; non-state actor; one-sided violence; civilians; civil war;

    Abstract : The intentional killing of civilians by rebel groups is an often observed phenomenon in civil wars. An aspect of civil war that may influence this phenomenon is support by foreign actors to rebel groups. This thesis aims to answer the research question of how external support to rebel groups affects violence against civilians. READ MORE

  5. 29. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTION REGULATION AND EPISODIC MEMORY FROM A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Pamela Sumaili; [2023]
    Keywords : Emotion; cognitive reappraisal; emotion expression; memory; autobiographical memory; individual differences; development; middle-childhood; adolescence; preschool; adult; känslor; kognitiv omvärdering; känslouttryck; minne; självbiografiskt minne; individuella skillnader; utvecklig; mellanbarn; ungdom; förskola; vuxna;

    Abstract : Abstract The relationship between emotion and memory has been the subject of several fascinating investigations for decades now. From a developmental perspective, research has demonstrated that episodic/autobiographical memories improve in typically developing children from an early age through adulthood. READ MORE

  6. 30. A Causal Analysis of Cat Bond Markets

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Tim Matheis; [2023]
    Keywords : Cat bonds; Insurance-linked securities; Causal machine learning; Random forests;

    Abstract : This work is a contribution to the causal analysis of the catastrophe bond market, which has generated high excess returns over the last two decades. Since these excess returns remain partially unexplainable and the interest in catastrophe bonds is increasing, the causal study of the factors affecting their premiums is of high relevance. READ MORE