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  1. 1. Wealth Redistribution through Balance Sheet Revaluations - Evidence from Norway

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav Sundén; [2023]
    Keywords : Inequality; Wealth; Monetary Policy; Inflation; Household Heterogeneity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of fluctuations in inflation, monetary policy, and oil prices on the balance sheets of Norwegian households across the wealth distribution. Using a Bayesian Structural Vector Autoregression model, this study simulates the shocks and assesses their transmission through the unexpected inflation and portfolio composition channel throughout the wealth distribution. READ MORE

  3. 2. How important are water sources to pastoralist movement in times of climate change? : A modelling approach.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Max Louis Mischke; [2023]
    Keywords : Precipitation; Predictive Modelling; Mobility; Camp selection; Protected Area; Mongolia;

    Abstract : Livestock grazing is an important part for the livelihood of a large part of the world’s population. While in some areas of the world water accessibility is often taken for granted, in arid regions this can be a limited resource. READ MORE

  4. 3. Paying too fast and too slow - Heterogeneous Life Expectancy and the Swedish Public Pension System

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Axel Granström; Carl Edvin Steinvall; [2021]
    Keywords : Pension Policy; Life Expectancy; NDC systems; Life Cycle;

    Abstract : In many pension systems, pension benefits are calculated based on the life expectancy in the population. However, in recent years the gap in life expectancy and mortality across socioeconomic groups has been growing in Sweden and the OECD. READ MORE

  5. 4. Is Trust Affected by Income Inequality?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Saara Haikonen; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Contributing to a growing body of literature on the determinants of trust, I explore how municipal income inequality affects trust at local level (“localized trust”) and at general level (“generalized trust”). Using Swedish population and survey data 1996-2014, I find a negative relationship between a vast majority of inequality and trust variables studied. READ MORE

  6. 5. Health care accessibility and second homes: A spatial analysis in South-East Norway

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Olav Rønning; [2020]
    Keywords : accessibility; Second homes; health care; transport; geography;

    Abstract : While the government in Norway strives for equity in health and access, factors of urbanization, modernization, and sustainable development may discourage advancement in rural municipalities. In the rural hinterlands, often where the mountain belt resides, this is known to be caused by declining employment-rates in typical rural industries like agriculture and forestry. READ MORE