Essays about: "sharp regression discontinuity"
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1. A blessing in disguise? - The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on air pollution in India
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The outbreak of COVID-19 plunged the world economy into a pandemic with severe consequences. However, the pandemic may very well have been a blessing in disguise for the mitigation of another killer: ambient air pollution. READ MORE
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2. The implications of a government shift on labor market outcomes : Measuring the causal effect of government control on unemployment rates in Swedish municipalities
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this paper is to research if there is a causal effect on labor market outcomes in Swedish municipalities, depending on if there is a left-wing or right-wing rule. By grouping Swedish political parties into two coalitions, left-wing and right-wing, a sharp regression discontinuity design can be applied, where a seat majority in the municipal council shifts discontinuously at 50% of the voter share. READ MORE
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3. The impact of subsidies in the Swedish solar energy market
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Problem In the light of a world in transition towards sustainability, there is an urge for evaluation of the effect of governmental interference on renewable energy markets. The complexity of doing this, calls for further investigation. This was conducted by examining the Swedish solar cell market. READ MORE
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4. Does Environmental party representation matter for investments in green infrastructure? : a regression discontinuity approach
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : For the 2014 election the Environmental Party, which is a small single issue party, revealed an election manifesto for the forthcoming electoral period, where they promised to establish more charging spots for electric vehicles and to make electric vehicles more accessible. The aim of the study is to examine to what extent investments in green infrastructure are affected by Environmental Party representation on a local level. READ MORE
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5. Political Competition and Party Incumbency : The Case of German Federal Elections
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper investigates party incumbency advantage in German federal elections. I use a sharp regression discontinuity to exploit the firstpast-the-post voting system on the first ballot electing district representatives to the Bundestag, using election results from all voting districts that existed in Germany between 1953 and 2013. READ MORE