Essays about: "human capital and knowledge"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 162 essays containing the words human capital and knowledge.

  1. 1. COVID-19 and Incentives of Higher Education

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Hedda Eld; [2023]
    Keywords : Higher Education; COVID-19; Incentives; Knowledge Economy; Human Capital Theory; Signaling Theory; Sheepskin Effects; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : What incentives do Swedish University students have to pursue higher education? If and how are these incentives affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? This study aims to investigate incentives of Swedish university students and possible influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on said incentives. This research is based on a qualitative survey and interviews that will contribute with nuanced reflections of the studied sample. READ MORE

  3. 2. Challenges Encountered by Immigrant Dentists while Integrating into the Swedish Labour Market

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Rana Alsaghir; [2023]
    Keywords : Sweden; Immigrant dentists; Labour market integration; Cultural capital.;

    Abstract : Swedish workforce has a shortage of practitioner dentists in 18 regions which is expected to last until 2035 (Hall Hoppe, 2022). At the same time, immigrant dentists face many challenges that delay or prevent their integration into the Swedish labour market. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Way to Find Work in Sweden : A Study of Highly Educated Non-EU Immigrants' Labor Market Integration Through the Jobbsprånget Internship Program.

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

    Author : Mai Ruby; [2023]
    Keywords : social networks; integration; Jobbsprånget; immigrants; Labor market; internship.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the labor market integration of highly educated non-EU immigrants in Sweden, with an emphasis on the successes and shortcomings of the Jobbsprånget program. The research intends to offer insight on the processes and dynamics that lead to effective integration by drawing on the theories of human capital, social networks, and social capital. READ MORE

  5. 4. Foreign Direct Investment Spillovers: Evidence from Egypt, 2000-2020

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Petronella Hall; [2023]
    Keywords : Foreign Direct Investment; FDI; Egypt; Spillovers; Absorptive Capacity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a crucial element of globalization; knowledge spillovers, increasing employment, and technology transfer through inward FDI promote economic growth. Egypt is the top FDI recipient in Africa, and empirical literature finds a positive correlation between FDI and economic growth in the country; however, there are limited academic discourses on the channels through which FDI positively affects the economy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Why Educating Girls Is More Important? : Human Capital, Human Rights and Capability approaches to the Importance of Girls’ Education

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Sineka Jayasundara; [2023]
    Keywords : Girls’ education; human capital; human rights; capabilities; development agencies; critical discourse analysis; what is the problem represented;

    Abstract : Girls’ education is one of the main attributes that contribute to the development of a nation and society. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how the girls’ education is discursively constructed by the development agencies promoting girls’ education. READ MORE