Essays about: "socioeconomic inequality"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 51 essays containing the words socioeconomic inequality.

  1. 6. Family Matters : Equality of Opportunity for Skill Formation and How Educational Spending Policies Affect It

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Marcus Harvey Isaksson; Ibou Traore; [2023]
    Keywords : Ability; Education; Human Capital; Equality of Opportunity; Public Economics; Labor Economics; PISA; Socioeconomic Background; Förmåga; Utbildning; Humankapital; Jämlikhet; Offentlig ekonomi; Arbetsekonomi; PISA; Socioekonomisk bakgrund;

    Abstract : In recent decades, inequality of outcomes and of opportunity has increased around the world. Many previous studies on inequality have shown the effects of socioeconomic background on income and education, but few have examined its effects on the skills that determine those very outcomes. READ MORE

  3. 7. Health at the Crossroads: Examining the Intersection of Lone Parenthood, Gender, and Migration on Self-Reported Health in England and Wales

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Elizabeth Andrea Cuevas Rumbos; [2023]
    Keywords : Intersectionality; lone parenthood; lone mothers; migrant mothers; lone fathers; self-reported health; healthy migrant effect;

    Abstract : Integrating intersectionality theory with a quantitative design, this analysis investigates the intersectional dynamics of self-reported health inequalities among lone parents in England and Wales. This study examines the association between lone parenthood, gender, and migrant status simultaneously on health outcomes. READ MORE

  4. 8. Assessing the health potential of urban green space in an urban planning and design context : A comparative case study in the city of Stockholm on differences in accessibility, quality, and inclusivity

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Steven Lee Jonas Reich; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; urban green space; urban planning; public health; inequality; inclusivity; GIS; comparative case study; urban design;

    Abstract : Urban green spaces (UGS) can produce health-improving (salutogenic) and equigenic effects that narrow the health gap between disadvantaged and affluent neighbourhoods. Yet, the magnitude of such effects relies on the quality of a UGS. Various studies have found UGS quality to be worse in low-income neighbourhoods. READ MORE

  5. 9. A Hard Pill to Swallow? Subsidized Contraceptives and Women's Intergenerational Mobility in a Difference-in-Differences Framework

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Matilda Fors; Lisa-Maria Jonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : intergenerational mobility; income persistence; contraceptives; fertility; natural experiment;

    Abstract : The theory and methods of intergenerational mobility attempt to explain the transmission of socioeconomic status between family members of different generations. In this thesis, we study the causal effect of access to contraceptives on the intergenerational mobility of women. READ MORE

  6. 10. Access to Green Spaces and Equitable Economic Growth - The impact of Copenhagen’s green infrastructure on socio-economic mobility

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Mads Stub Pullich; [2022]
    Keywords : Science General;

    Abstract : The aim of Copenhagen municipality to attract socio-economically strong residents with its green infrastructure strategy inspired the analysis which aimed to assess whether improving access green areas in the city has had any impact on socio-economic mobility of its residents. Additionally, the concerns of potential displacement of socio-economically weaker residents warranted consideration of how income inequality affects the impact of access to green spaces. READ MORE