Essays about: "socio-economic variable"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words socio-economic variable.

1. 1. Climate, Conflict, and Fire: Examining Correlations and Fire Indicators in Manisa and Diyarbakir, Turkey

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Christina Elena Albus; [2023]
   Keywords : Geopolitics; Vegetation fires; Armed conflict; Earth observation; Kurdistan; PKK; Turkey; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate issues are currently of attention in various contexts as changing climate factors affect us in many ways. One of these effects is the influence on the probability and frequency of fires, although other factors, especially anthropogenic ones, also play a role. READ MORE

3. 2. Heritage Matters : A Study of Social Mobility Patterns Among First and Second-Generation Immigrants in Europe

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Linnea Stevander; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Mobility; Immigration; Social Mobility Index; International Socio-Economic Index ISEI ; European Social Survey ESS ;

   Abstract : This thesis examined how the association between immigrants’ occupational origin and destination varies in 33 European countries, depending on the opportunities for social mobility in the origin country. For absolute occupational mobility, the result from an LPM regression showed that first-generation female immigrants had an increased probability of upward mobility when the origin country offered more opportunities for social mobility. READ MORE

4. 3. WOMEN´S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT AND LOWERED SOCIO-ECONOMIC BARRIERS UNDER THE CONTEXT OF CORRUPTION. A quantitative cross-country study of the effect of women´s political empowerment on socio-economic barriers moderated by corruption

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Marie Aagaard Holden; [2022-08-11]
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   Abstract : This thesis theorizes that higher levels of women’s political empowerment (WPE) lower socio-economic barriers to development across countries and that this is moderated by countries’ level of corruption. Using cross-sectional data from more than 100 transitioning and developing countries from 2009 and 2014 this thesis develops upon the results of previous research on WPE and poverty reduction under different contexts by extending the analysis to include a measurement of political empowerment including both empowerment in official political positions, formal empowerment, and as political empowerment of ordinary citizens in civil society, informal empowerment. READ MORE

5. 4. Income, education, and their effects on mental health : A study on individuals aged 50 and over in Europe and Israel

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Marios-Yordanis Popov; [2022]
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   Abstract : The thesis focuses on studying the effect that income and education can have on the mental health of single household individuals aged 50 and over in Europe and Israel. The data used is sourced from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (easySHARE) and includes interviews and observations from 2004 to 2022, being updated frequently. READ MORE

6. 5. Cities and the Triple Bottom Line

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Riccarda Schmid; [2022]
   Keywords : city sustainability; triple bottom line; strong sustainability; shock-based instrumental variables; Doughnut economics; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Cities are experiencing substantial population growth, they generate about 80 percent of global GDP and they are in power of local legislation. This makes them crucial actors in facing sustainability challenges. READ MORE