Essays about: "structural responses"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 115 essays containing the words structural responses.

  1. 21. Proportional income taxation and heterogeneous labour supply responses : A study of gender-based heterogeneity in extensive margin labour supply decisions in response to changes in proportional income taxation in Swedish municipalities from 1960 to 1990

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elliott Syrén; [2022]
    Keywords : Proportional income taxation; Municipal tax rates; Extensive margin labour supply; Gender-based heterogeneity; Fixed effects; Weighted least squares WLS ; Public economics;

    Abstract : This thesis is, to my knowledge, the first study utilising data from the Swedish population and housing censuses between 1960 and 1990 merged with other data from the same period in order to estimate extensive margin labour supply responses to changes in municipal tax rate changes. Given that women historically have not faced the same structural labour market preconditions as men, the empirical strategy is designed to allow for an analysis of gender-based heterogeneity in labour supply responses. READ MORE

  3. 22. The impact of open business model, innovation types and firm’s capital structure on product’s time-to-market and firm performance

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Christoffer Nilsson; Belinda Hsu; [2022]
    Keywords : Business model framework; innovation; capital structure; time-to-market; firm performance; structural equation modeling; exploratory factor analysis;

    Abstract : For decades, globalization has introduced both opportunities and pressures for companies around the world by introducing freer trade, increasing foreign direct investment and the international use of intellectual property that boosted the diffusion of knowledge and technology. As a result, the international competition has become more intense for many firms. READ MORE

  4. 23. "We are humans, not animals" Obstetric Violence in Kosovo: An Intersectional Analysis of Women’s Responses to Obstetric Violence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Diana Morina; [2022]
    Keywords : Obstetric Violence; Kosovo; Agency; Intersectionality; Commodification; Informality; Strategies; Tactics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study explores different modalities of agency that birthing women in Kosovo express when met with a high threat of obstetric violence and structural constraints. Specifically, this study identifies the strategies and tactics women employ during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum to avoid and minimise the risk of obstetric violence in public and private health settings. READ MORE

  5. 24. Living (with) Waste : Augmented Reality, Public Spaces, and Participation in Maputo city, Mozambique.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Anselmo Matusse; [2022]
    Keywords : Augmented Reality AR ; Extended Reality; Public Spaces; Public Participation; Anthropocene; Solid Waste; Lix.AR_Maputo; Mozambique; Africa;

    Abstract : Background: Cities worldwide are growing fast, and so is solid waste production, which calls for different stakeholders to come together and find creative ways to deal with urban growth and waste. This study explores how Augmented Reality (AR) could enhance public participation in public spaces and deal with solid wastein Mozambique’s capital city, Maputo. READ MORE

  6. 25. Conditions and Practices of Data-Driven Innovation in Swedish Healthcare

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Ramy Shenouda; Stefan Herz; [2022]
    Keywords : Data-Driven Innovation; Digital Platforms; Artificial Intelligence; Healthcare; E-Health; Sweden;

    Abstract : This study explores the conditions and practices for data-driven innovation in the Swedish healthcare sector. While innovation nowadays often is based on big amounts of data, the laws for handling data in healthcare are restrictive. However, we see that remarkable innovation is happening in Swedish healthcare anyway. READ MORE