Essays about: "rich poor"

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1. 1. Unconditional cash transfers to single mothers effective for child education? – Using a historical policy experiment

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Linnea Karlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Unconditional cash transfers; needs-based cash grants; welfare targeting; human capital development accumulation; skill formation technology; regression kink design;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I examine whether unconditional cash transfers to poor femaleheaded households have an effect on children’s educational attainment. Using a historical Swedish child allowance policy that targeted unconditional cash transfers to widow mothers with an income below a poverty threshold, I lay out a credible identification strategy, to test the hypothesis with a regression kink design. READ MORE

3. 2. Potassium in the Galactic Bulge - as traced by microlensed dwarf & sub-giant stars

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Astrofysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

   Author : Lukas Jönsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Nucleosynthesis; Galactic Bulge; Potassium; Non-Local-Thermal-Equilibrium; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : During this report the potassium (K) trend in the Galactic Bulge, with respect to metallicity and various α-elements, has been computed and evaluated by a method of line synthesis on the 7698.96 ̊A KI line (7699 KI), where Non-Local-Thermal-Equilibrium (NLTE) effects have been considered. READ MORE

4. 3. Långsiktig torvnedbrytning för olika vegetationstyper på dikad skogsmark

   University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

   Author : Carl Carlsson; Sofie Jönsson; [2023]
   Keywords : växthusgaser; torvmark; dikning;

   Abstract : Skogsklädda torvmarker i Sverige dikades i stor utsträckning mellan 1930- och 1980-talen i syfte att höja virkesproduktionen. Till följd av klimatproblemet har intresset för dikade torvmarkers bidrag till växthusgasutsläppen ökat under de senaste decennierna. READ MORE

5. 4. Ängens potential för ekosystemtjänster i staden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Matilda Iggström; [2023]
   Keywords : urban äng; ekosystemtjänster; urbanekologi;

   Abstract : Den rådande urbaniseringstrenden och klimatförändringar ökar behovet av ekosystemtjänster i städer. Ängen som är en av våra mest artrika marker i landskapet, trängs undan i det moderna jord- och skogsbruket, vilket hotar många ängsväxters existens. READ MORE

6. 5. The definition of fens and bogs : An international meta-study

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Zakaria Hachicho; [2023]
   Keywords : fens; bogs; fen; bog; peatland; peatlands; mire; mires; classification; definition; kärr; mosse; torvmark; myr; klassificering; definition;

   Abstract : Disagreements on how fens and bogs are defined warrants an evaluation of how researchers classify these habitats. Ongoing work with a new typology for ecosystems creates an urgency to understand the classification in the field. READ MORE