Essays about: "propensity score."
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21. Can China's Carbon Emission Trading Make a Difference? A quasi experimental analysis of the ETS pilot scheme
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : With an aim to reduce carbon emissions and thus cope with the climate change, China initiated its Emission Trading System (ETS) in several pilot regions since 2013. In this thesis I investigate the CO2 emission reduction effect of the China ETS pilot scheme, which could serve as an important indicator to infer how the forthcoming national ETS will perform in the future. READ MORE
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22. Unwrapping the "Pass the Parcel" Deals - A Study of Value Creation in Secondary Buyouts
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This thesis examines the economic rationale of secondary buyouts and whether they provide scope for operational value creation. We formulate a series of four hypotheses to investigate two distinct categories of value sources: i) growth and ii) efficiency. READ MORE
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23. The impact of rainwater harvesting and fertilizer micro-dosing on farm and household sustainability in rural Tanzania
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Food insecurity and poverty are of major concern for farmers in Tanzania, and the technologies rainwater harvesting coupled with fertilizer micro-dosing promise to aid in easing these burdens, particularly in a water-limited context. In this study, I performed an ex-post assessment of the impact of these two innovations in the sustainability of households and farms, in two contrasting regions of Tanzania semi-arid Dodoma and semi-humid Morogoro, to see if they would be relevant to promote in the country. READ MORE
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24. The Impact of Public Employment on Child Labour and School Attendance: Evidence from a Social Protection Programme in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : To address child labour, research discusses the potential of social protection programmes. This thesis therefore examines the unresolved impact on child labour and children’s school attendance of its household members’ participation in the public employment programme MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. READ MORE
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25. Estimates of the Return to Schooling and Variations Between Countries and Ability Groups
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This study analyzes the return to schooling in 22 countries. More specifically, the effect on earnings of receiving a bachelor’s and a master’s degree is estimated by applying a propensity score matching approach on microdata. READ MORE