Essays about: "middle income country"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 79 essays containing the words middle income country.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Gestational diabetes mellitus among foreign-born women in Sweden: A register-based study on the role of income.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap; Stockholms universitet

    Author : Shayla Sharmin; Muhammad Usama; [2023]
    Keywords : Gestational diabetes mellitus; migration; income; country of birth; acculturation; registered-based study.;

    Abstract : Aim:  The present study aimed to determine if foreign-born women from different countries of birth have a greater risk of GDM compared to Swedish-born women and to what extent income might mediate this relationship. Methods: This cross-sectional type study included 835279 women, of which 151,642 were foreign-born and 683637 were Swedish-born women who gave birth to their first singleton child in Sweden between 1997 to 2016. READ MORE

  4. 3. Lao Students’ Financial Behavior and Financial Well-being : The Role of Gender, Competence, Confidence, and Trust in Bank Systems

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Vanda Björklund Engström; Sofia Puman; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : To increase sound financial behavior and financial well-being among people in different countries, we need policies developed from various local perspectives. We have conducted a field study in the lower-middle-income country Laos, founded on a previous study from a high-income country. READ MORE

  5. 4. Institutional Quality and Public Renewable Energy Investments : A panel quantile regression analysis on the effects ofcorruption on the renewable energy transition in middle-income countries

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Filip Halldén; Anna Hultberg; [2023]
    Keywords : quantile regression; panel data; renewable energy investments; public investments; determinants of investments; middle-income countries; corruption;

    Abstract : To avoid the worst effects of climate change, we need to end our reliance on fossil fuels and invest in alternative, renewable sources. Despite making up only 25% of total renewable energy investments, public investment is still vital due to its ability to encourage investments through policy measures and programs. READ MORE

  6. 5. Regional Migrant Workers in Thailand: Precarity and Resistance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : My Stenquist; [2023]
    Keywords : Labour law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent decades, Thailand's economy has grown significantly and in one generation the country has gone from being classified as a low-income country to an upper-middle-income country. Combined with an ageing population, this has created labour shortages particularly in sectors with many low-skilled jobs, such as fishing, agriculture and manufacturing. READ MORE