Essays about: "income"

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  1. 21. SELF-INTEREST OR SOLIDARITY? An examination of rising income inequality’s effect on attitudes toward welfare spending among high- income earners in Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Erik Berg Svedberg; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : With rising inequality all over the world and simultaneous concern about the economic viability of the welfare state model, research has paid increasing attention to how economic inequality affects public opinion towards welfare policy in developed welfare states. Where earlier results and cross-country comparisons have given contradictory results of this relationship, this paper looks at how attitudes toward welfare spending generosity among income groups in Sweden have developed since 1996 in the context of rising income inequality. READ MORE

  3. 22. Tax Policies and Housing Prices: An Empirical Analysis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Philip Eriksson; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Housing prices; Wealth tax; Property tax; Difference-in-Difference;

    Abstract : This thesis evaluates the effect on housing prices from the abolished wealth tax in 2007 and the property tax reform from 2008. This is done using a municipality-level panel dataset, covering all municipalities within Sweden from 2005-2010. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Drivers of Decoupling: The Influence of Political factors on CO2 Emissions using a two-way fixed effect approach

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Emilia Akbary; Daniella Söderling; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Fixed effects; Political indicators; Carbon emissions; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Decoupling; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : The fight against climate change and the subsequent discussions about sustainable growth have been ongoing for decades. While multiple countries have successfully achieved sustainable growth, which is described as decoupling in the literature, it is still unanswered which factors are the key driving forces. READ MORE

  5. 24. Do you want to swap? A study of the liquidity risk in the SEK interest rate swap market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Viktor Edberg; Carl Hjelmqvist; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Bao; Pan; Wang indicator; Determinants; Dimensions of liquidity; Forward Rate Agreement; Fundamental Review of the Trading Book; Generalized least squares; Interest Rate Derivative; Interest Rate Swap; Liquidity horizon; Liquidity risk premium; Market liquidity; SVEN spread; Swap Spread; Swedish Government benchmark bond; Treasury-Eurodollar; Turnover ratio; Turnover-per-day; Volume-adjusted intraday volatility;

    Abstract : Interest rate swaps are one of the world’s most essential interest rate derivatives. It is therefore important to understand the pricing of these agreements, and how the market is functioning. READ MORE

  6. 25. Navigating the Happiness Economics Landscape: Mapping the Influences on Life Satisfaction and Possible Interventions

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Klendeta Bivolaku; Linn Hellqvist; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Happiness Economics; Personality traits; Life satisfaction; World Bank’s STEP survey; WVS; Double-lasso; Forward selection;

    Abstract : This study explores factors that influence subjective well-being in low- and middle-income countries by analysing unique individual- and country-level data. The study focuses on several unexplored determinants including personality traits, economic shocks and cultural differences. READ MORE