Essays about: "regional economics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 317 essays containing the words regional economics.

1. 11. Cost Overrun in Swedish Infrastructure Transport Projects : An Analysis of Cost Overrun in Swedish Infratructure Transport Projects between 2010-2022

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Edwin Sjögren; Jacob Norgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Cost Overrun; Infrastructure Transport Projects; Swedish Infrastructure; Behavioral Economics; Optimism Bias; Strategic Misrepresentation; Cost Estimation; Forecasting;

   Abstract : Cost Overrun is something that plagues infrastructure projects, both in Sweden and globally. The repercussion of it can be severe since it not only hurts the public’s perception of how the public authorities manage and allocates its resources, but also due to the immense opportunity costs that arise when the increased costs need to be covered. READ MORE

3. 12. 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

4. 13. Do governments develop humans? The relationship between government quality and human development

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Marko Jovanovic; [2023]
   Keywords : human development; government quality; institutions; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The understanding of development is changing over time. It came a long way from a simple vision of economic progress to the contemporary human-centred perspective. However, the majority of research on institutional impacts continues to focus exclusively on the economic sphere. READ MORE

5. 14. The impact of environmental performance on credit ratings

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Marta Celina Brejwo; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG; CSR; Environmental performance; Credit ratings; Credit risk; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper aims to investigate the relationship between environmental performance and credit ratings on the Asian, European, and North American market in the context of the ESG framework over a period of ten years through 2013-2022. Through the usage of primarily POLS and POLS with a fixed year effect model, 242 firms across the different regions are studied on an aggregate level, in terms of being consumer oriented and manufacturing intensive as well as on a regional level in order to explore said relationship. READ MORE

6. 15. The Impact of China's Digital Economy Development on Carbon Emissions - Taking 31 Key Cities as Evidence

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Chu Han Qin; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital economy; Carbon emissions; Low-carbon development; Information and communication technology ICT ; Inverted U-shape; Environmental Kuznets Curve EKC ; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Environmental deterioration led by global warming is accelerating, and low-carbon development has become a global consensus. China, as the world's largest developing country, has also responded to low-carbon development and proposed a "30.60" dual-carbon target aimed at reducing carbon emissions. READ MORE