Essays about: "relative income"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 128 essays containing the words relative income.

  1. 16. Global Income Inequality and the World Bank - The Depoliticization of Inequality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Bergling Sidenros; [2022]
    Keywords : The World Bank; neoliberalism; global inequality; depoliticization; meritocracy; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This dissertation tackles contemporary optimism regarding global income inequality trends from a critical perspective. It looks at the World Bank's influential report on global inequality from 2016, and investigates whether the World Bank's objective notion of themselves is plausible. READ MORE

  3. 17. Wage Rigidities, Monetary Policy and Inequality: Insights from a three-agent New Keynesian model

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Tamar Den Besten; [2022]
    Keywords : monetary policy; new keynesian models; household heterogeneity; inequality; nominal wage rigidities;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I use a three-agent New Keynesian (THRANK) dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model, which features poor-, wealthy- and non-hand-to-mouth (HtM) households. I augment the model by introducing nominal wage rigidities to account for empirical evidence regarding wages and profits. READ MORE

  4. 18. Skill-biased agglomeration economies: a spatial perspective on demand for college graduates, Sweden 2000-2019

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jonathan Grosin; Elias Höckerfelt; [2021]
    Keywords : Skill-Biased Technical Change; Agglomeration Economies; Regional Economics; Labor Demand; Skill Differentials;

    Abstract : Several recent studies document that relative demand for skilled workers is becoming increasingly biased toward large cities and metropolitan regions. This development has been interpreted as suggestive evidence of increasing complementarity between skills and agglomerations of economy. READ MORE

  5. 19. Hydrogen Production and Storage Optimization based on Technical and Financial Conditions : A study of hydrogen strategies focusing on demand and integration of wind power.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för elektroteknik

    Author : Hanna Langels; Oskar Syrjä; [2021]
    Keywords : Hydrogen; hydrogen energy system; hydrogen production; hydrogen storage; large-scale storage; underground storage; vessels; LRC; hydrogen application; hydrogen strategies; hydrogen transition; offshore wind energy; electricity grid; electricity price; volatile electricity prices; renewable energy; hydrogen refueling station; hydrogen port; green hydrogen; hydrogen trucks; hydrogen forklifts; fuel cells; electrolysis; alkaline electrolyzer; PEM electrolyzer; levelized cost of hydrogen; LCOH; Vätgas; vätgassystem; vätgasproduktion; vätgaslagring; storskalig vätgaslagring; bergrum; vätgasapplikationer; vätgasstrategi; vätgasomställning; grön omställning; havsbaserad vindkraft; volatila elpriser; elnätet; förnybar energi; vätgastankstation; vätgasmack; vätgashamn; grön vätgas; vätgaslastbilar; vätgastruckar; bränsleceller; elektrolys; alkalisk elektrolysör; PEM elektrolysör;

    Abstract : There has recently been an increased interest in hydrogen, both as a solution for seasonal energy storage but also for implementations in various industries and as fuel for vehicles. The transition to a society less dependent on fossil fuels highlights the need for new solutions where hydrogen is predicted to play a key role. READ MORE

  6. 20. Gender Norms and Relative Earnings within Households - Evidence from South Korea

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : JeongEun Kim; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender identity norms; spouse s relative earnings; South Korea;

    Abstract : Bertrand et al. (2015) and Hederos and Stenberg (2019) examined the distribution of the wife's share of household income declines sharply at the point where she starts to earn more than her husband to see whether the decline is due to a gender identity norm stating that a wife should not earn more than her husband. READ MORE