Essays about: "income penalty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words income penalty.

  1. 1. The Motherhood Penalty in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Zhuoyi Sun; [2022]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to analyze the current situation of motherhood penalty in China by examining the effects of the number of children on women's wages. Based on data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) from 2014 to 2018, this paper mainly uses a fixed effects model to conduct the study on the effects of the number of children on women's wages and income for Chinese women aged 18 to 55. READ MORE

  3. 2. Investigation of carbon capture technologies for Sävenäs waste-to-energy plant

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Jasmine Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : CCS; flue gas treatment; waste incineration; energy balance; emission abatement;

    Abstract : Carbon capture technologies have the potential to decarbonize the emissions to air from the heat and power sector and contribute to the necessary greenhouse gas emission mitigation in order to meet the Paris Agreement requirements. The energy requirement and ability to retrofit carbon capture units are crucial to convert existing power plants into more environmental benign processes to meet the Swedish national goal of greenhouse gas neutrality at 2045. READ MORE

  4. 3. IQ and Adjustment : Gender Differences in Income and Parenthood

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Lotta Lundmark; [2019]
    Keywords : IQ; gender; income; adjustment; longitudinal; cohort;

    Abstract : IQ has been shown to predict life outcomes such as income and education, but to benefit men more than women. Parenthood is in turn known to be partly predicted by variables correlated with IQ, with more educated and well-paid subjects being more probable to become parents. READ MORE

  5. 4. A package deal for the future: Vehicle-to-Grid combined with Mobility as a Service

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper

    Author : Amanda Bränström; Jonna Söderberg; [2019]
    Keywords : energy systems; Vehicle-to-Grid; V2G; Mobility as a Service; power grid; integrated systems; capacity deficiency; peak shaving; electric vehicle; EV; self-driving;

    Abstract : The aim of this report is to evaluate how a future commercially owned fleet of self-driving electric vehicles (EV:s) would be able to provide power in order to avoid power exceedances in the power grid. Exceedances occur when network agreements between grid operating companies are exceeded. READ MORE

  6. 5. Market potential for using demand response from heat pumps in multi-family buildings

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Fasta tillståndets fysik

    Author : Rebecca Grill; [2018]
    Keywords : Demand response; electricity distribution; balance responsibility party; heat pump; balance market; mFRR; intraday; energy balance; electricity grid; förbrukningsflexibilitet;

    Abstract : More renewable energy leads to higher energy imbalances in the Swedish electric power system. In the same time, the grid capacity is almost reached in some regions which requires an extension of the current grids or a reduction of the power consumption. READ MORE