Essays about: "thesis on labour economics"

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  1. 1. Is China Really Socialist?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Alessandro Maffei; [2023]
    Keywords : China - Political Economy - Economic History - Socialism; Business and Economics; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates if China is a socialist economy or not. The topic, which has triggered many leading scholars, is highly interesting since institutions are pivotal to understanding a country’s economic performance. Previous studies have neglected the classic socialist literature, giving ambiguous interpretations of what is socialism. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Effects of Low-Quality University Education on Young Graduated Labour Outcomes: The Peruvian Experience

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Adriana Cristina Raygada Mimbela; [2023]
    Keywords : quality of university education; graduated labour outcomes; Peruvian youth; National Survey of Households ENAHO ; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between university education quality and young graduates' labour outcomes. The thesis employs a micro-level data analysis based on the National Survey of Households (ENAHO) and information from the National Board of University Education (SUNEDU). READ MORE

  4. 3. Labour Demand Composition and Wage Responses in a Transition to a Clean Economy : A Case Study on the EU ETS

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jeroen Boksebeld; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmental Economics; EU ETS; Labour market; Sustainable Transition; Deterministic Simulation; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the effect on labour demand of a transition from an unconstrained economy featuring a ’clean’ and a ’dirty’ production method towards a fully clean economy, using a simplified General Equilibrium model. This model is calibrated to the European Union Emission Trading System (EUETS) and features a linear decline in a cap placed on the dirty production method. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Effect of Leveraged Buyouts on Employment Growth and Productivity - Evidence From European LBOs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hidar Shaba; Teo Siterius; [2023]
    Keywords : Employment growth; Labour Productivity; LBO; Private Equity; Buyouts; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the post-buyout effect on employment growth in LBOs relative to targets that were not subject to an LBO. Additionally, the study aims to provide an up-to-date insight into the impact of employment productivity post-buyout of the LBOs relative to non-LBOs, as the climate of buyouts have changed since its inception. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Medium Run Revisited: An Alternative Perspective on Labour Share Developments in European and Anglo-Saxon Countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gero Kunath; [2023]
    Keywords : labour income share; European; Anglo-Saxon; factor prices; factor quantities; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis revisits one of the most prominent contributions to the literature on labour income shares by \citet{blanchard1997} and offers an alternative perspective on the developments in European and Anglo-Saxon countries between 1970 and 2019. Labour shares in both groups of countries declined resulting from changes in relative factor prices and quantities. READ MORE