Essays about: "the World Bank Group"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 40 essays containing the words the World Bank Group.

1. 6. Economic Effects of Megaprojects on Income Levels - Empirical Evidence from a Case Study of the Channel Tunnel and the United Kingdom

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Julius Meyer; [2022]
   Keywords : Channel Tunnel; International Fixed Link; Megaproject; Synthetic Control Method; United Kingdom;

   Abstract : Although the number of megaprojects implemented worldwide is increasing, there are still only a few significant international infrastructure megaprojects such as bridges or tunnels between countries. Due to cost explosions and overly optimistic forecasts for the use of bridges or tunnels, cost-benefit analyses often turn out to be negative. READ MORE

3. 7. Towards a Sustainable (Investment) Climate : A Case Study of Economic Normative Fit and the Evolution of Normative Intentions of Climate Change Financing in the World Bank Group 2000-2021

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

   Author : Nora Förell; [2022]
   Keywords : norm fit; critical constructivism; climate change finance; the World Bank Group; development policy;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the evolution of normative intentions of climate change financing in the World Bank Group (WBG) between the years 2000–2021. The study contributes to critical constructivist International Relations theory by expanding on previous research on norm fit by examining the evolutionary process of economic normative fit. READ MORE

4. 8. Factors that affect how much women and men invest

   University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Marie Hamadi; Bogdana Vashchuk; [2022]
   Keywords : statistics; applied mathematics; investment; linear regression; equality; statistik; tillämpad matematik; investeringar; linjär regression; jämlikhet;

   Abstract : A popular type of investments are financial investments. Even though the Swedish society aspires for equality, there are still financial differences between the sexes. This thesis project focuses on what factors that affect the amount that women and men invest in stocks. READ MORE

5. 9. Commitment Concerns Concerning Contemporary Condottieri : What effect do Private Military Contractors and their use have on Civil War Recidivism?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Carl Fredrik Kjellberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Mercenaries; PMC; commitment problems;

   Abstract : This paper addresses the relationship between Private Military Contractors and their use, whether operationally active or strictly training, on civil war recidivism. The paper aims to contribute to the wider research on Private Military Contractors, and specifically whether their use can cause commitment problems or information asymmetries that can hamper peace-making. READ MORE

6. 10. Gender diversity and innovation in technology and manufacturing companies

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Manousos Kokkinakis; Xin Li; [2022]
   Keywords : Innovation; Gender Diversity; Technology Manufacturing firms; Logistic Regression Analysis.;

   Abstract : In this thesis the relation between gender diversity and innovation in technology and manufacturing companies is explored. Data on firm-level are used from The Enterprise Surveys of the World Bank, which are designed as a panel data survey and comprise a collection of data on 146,000 firms in 143 countries, from years 2006 to 2019. READ MORE