Essays about: "socio-economic"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 968 essays containing the word socio-economic.

  1. 16. Exploring Greenhouse Gas Emissions and socio-economic factors for climate change mitigation: A worldwide clustering analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Pasini; [2023]
    Keywords : GHG emissions; Climate Change; Panel Data; Gaussian Mixture Models Cluster Analysis; PCA; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In response to the pressing need to address climate change and reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, this study implemented Gaussian Mixture Models Clustering to detect the levels of GHG emissions and related socio-economic factors in 174 countries. To handle the panel data, Principal Component Analysis was conducted to achieve dimension reduction. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Dynamics of Air Pollution, Socio-Economic Status and Mortality Rate: Panel Study Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Uzma Humayun; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study investigated the relationship between the mortality rate and air pollution, as well as socioeconomic factors such as education, socioeconomic status, smoking behavior, and unemployment in Sweden using regional data on county level from 2005 to 2021. The study adopted Environmental Justice Theory as the theoretical framework and used fixed effects model to control for unobserved heterogeneity. READ MORE

  4. 18. Transmission expansion planning considering Probabilistic Risk Assessment : Implemented at Swedish National Grid

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Jakob Björns; [2023]
    Keywords : Probabilistic risk assessment; PSS E; Transmission expansion planning; National grid; Probabilistisk riskbedömning; PSS E; Transmissionsnätsutveckling; Stamnät;

    Abstract : Svenska kraftnät (Swedish National Grid) is the transmission system operator in Sweden and is responsible for maintaining and developing the Swedish transmission grid. One of the tasks included in this responsibility is transmission expansion planning, which means analyzing and planning the capacity in the future transmission grid for the requested load and generation. READ MORE

  5. 19. Nudging and Crowdfunding Success : The Effect of Nudging on the Decision to Donate to a Sustainable Technology Project

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Alicia Södergren; [2023]
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    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to examine the factors that affect the decision to donateto a sustainable energy crowdfunding project, with particular emphasis on the role of socallednudging. The study examines the willingness to donate among of universitystudents at Luleå University of Technology. READ MORE

  6. 20. How union members’ position in the wage distribution affects income inequality in Germany : An empirical analysis of data from the German Socio-Economic Panel

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Philipp Schönfeld; [2023]
    Keywords : Income inequality; Unions; Redistributive Preferences; Power Resource Theory; GSOEP;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the effect of union members’ position in the wage distribution on income inequality in Germany between 1998 and 2019. Specifically, data from the German Socio-Economic Panel are analyzed on two levels. READ MORE