Essays about: "sociology of economics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words sociology of economics.

  1. 1. Mind the Gap! A Spatial Analysis of the Gender Pension Gap in Swedish Municipalities.

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Kim Leonie Weigl; Lara Sophie Hauck; [2023]
    Keywords : Pension; Gender Gap; Urbanisation; Equality; Sweden;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between population density and pension income as well as the Gender Pension Gap in Swedish municipalities between 2011 and 2019. Despite Sweden’s reputation as one of the most gender-equal countries, the country’s Gender Pension Gap persists and surpasses the OECD average. READ MORE

  3. 2. Economic Inequality, Demographics and Violent Crime : A Cross-National Panel Analysis of Homicide Rates, 2010-18

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : minyi Li; Abner Delladona; [2022]
    Keywords : Income Inequality; Wealth Inequality; Homicide Rates; Demographics; Fixed-Effects; Generalized Methods of Moments;

    Abstract : Violent crime has many long-lasting negative consequences for society. This thesis aims to explore the relationship between economic inequality and violent crime, represented by the level of intentional homicides in forty-nine countries over the period of nine years from 2010-2018. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Power of the Power Suit : How do the representations of women’s work in American Vogue reflect the changes in the female labour force participation rate from 1900 to 2020?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Mikaela Sasi; [2022]
    Keywords : Female Labour Force Participation Rate FLFP ; Fashion; Media Representation; United States; Economic History; Content Analysis; The Vogue Magazine; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The increase in female labour force participation rate can be considered as the most significant labour market trend taken place over the last 120 years in the United States. However, despite the drastic increase, women’s labour participation has stagnated since the mid-1990s. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluating Introduction of the Business Judgment Rule in Sweden : A Comparative Study of Accountability of the Board of Directors in Sweden and Delaware

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Teona Svanidze; [2020]
    Keywords : accountability of the board of directors; the Swedish companies act; the business judgment rule; the board of directors; the values of authority and accountability;

    Abstract : The Swedish corporate law scholars have long debated whether there is something similar to the American business judgment rule (BJR) in the Swedish Companies Act (SCA). Recently, the discourse shifted to claim that the BJR exists in Swedish case law and should be introduced in the SCA in the form of a statute. READ MORE

  6. 5. United We Stood, Divided We Fall: The 21st Century Paradigm of Inequality and Polarization in the United States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : William Church; [2020]
    Keywords : Polarization; Development; Economics; Inequality; Society; United States; Sociology; Political Science; Social Capital; Institutions; Survey; Division; Media; Unity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Polarization as defined by the Merriam-Webster (2020) dictionary is “a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society no longer range along a continuum but become concentrated at opposing extremes.” In theory, polarization is a static condition which can impact a particular group. READ MORE