Essays about: "instrumental variable estimation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words instrumental variable estimation.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. The Impact of Women’s Education on Fertility Rate: Evidence from China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Duyun Lei; [2023]
    Keywords : Women s education; Fertility rate; China; Fixed Effects Model; Instrument variable estimation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In recent years, the continuous decline in China's fertility rate has elicited a sense of crisis. The fertility trend appears to correlate with the rising educational attainment among women. Societal expectations and workplace dynamics create a challenging environment for women planning to start a family. READ MORE

  4. 3. Land of the Rising Women? Estimating the Effect of Gender Culture on Regional Variations in Female Labour Force Participation in Japan

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Rasmus Salén; Jakob Ringberg; [2022]
    Keywords : female labor force participation; gender culture; regional differences; instrumental variable estimation; latent variable;

    Abstract : This paper analyses the explanatory power of differences in gender culture on persistent regional variations in female labour force participation across Japan. The phenomenon is scarcely studied, and establishing causality has never been the subject of research. READ MORE

  5. 4. Estimating the Effect of Education on Health: Old Instrument, New Insights?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Tilman Friedrich Bretschneider; [2022]
    Keywords : Education; Health; Mortality; Instrumental Variable Estimation; Causality; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper uses variation of education generated by the interaction of compulsory schooling laws and season of birth as an instrument to estimate the effect of education on mortality and self-reported health. Education is found to have protective effects on health which differ between cohorts. READ MORE

  6. 5. Yet Another Brick in the Wall - Investigating whether education is causally related to dementia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alva Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Dementia; education; causal estimation; compulsory schooling reforms; health economics; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper empirically investigates the relationship between education and risk of developing dementia. From a large body of literature, it is well known that higher education associates with better health. This is true both for health in general, but also for more specific diseases like Alzheimer’s. READ MORE