Essays about: "wage gap"

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  1. 1. The Impact of Trade Openness on the Gender Wage Gap in Urban China, 2002-2013

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Zhuoyi Sun; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the impact of trade openness on the gender wage gap in urban China after China's accession to the WTO in 2001. Using data from the 2002 and 2013 China Household Income Project (CHIP), this paper uses OLS regression and instrumental variable regression, to analyze the relationship between trade openness and the gender wage gap. READ MORE

  3. 2. Economic determinants of OECD fertility rates : Evidence of the Easterlin hypothesis

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Nils Gyllow; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Easterlin hypothesis of relative cohort sizes has previously been used to explain changes in the fertility rate in the mid-20th century. The hypothesis states that a small relative size of the young cohort to the old cohort increases the fertility rate, and a large relative size of the young cohort to the old cohort decreases the fertility rate. READ MORE

  4. 3. Who fills the income protection gap? : An empirical analysis of the development of complementary unemployment insurance in Sweden  

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karin Meiton; [2023]
    Keywords : unemployment insurance; unemployment risk; income protection; occupational welfare; Sweden; social policy analysis.;

    Abstract : The Swedish welfare state is often conceived as a universal and encompassing welfare state. However, research has shown significant contractions of coverage and benefit levels in several Swedish welfare programs in the last 20 years. One such program is the unemployment insurance. READ MORE

  5. 4. How union members’ position in the wage distribution affects income inequality in Germany : An empirical analysis of data from the German Socio-Economic Panel

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

    Author : Philipp Schönfeld; [2023]
    Keywords : Income inequality; Unions; Redistributive Preferences; Power Resource Theory; GSOEP;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the effect of union members’ position in the wage distribution on income inequality in Germany between 1998 and 2019. Specifically, data from the German Socio-Economic Panel are analyzed on two levels. READ MORE

  6. 5. University tuition fees’ effect on future outcomes : A study on the correlation between higher education costs and income distribution

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Nicol Nowicka; [2023]
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    Abstract : This paper focuses on studying whether a tuition fee for obtaining higher education affects the wage distribution in the United Kingdom. The hypothesis builds on theoretical framework that the higher cost of obtaining education leads to a higher pay for workers with college diploma, which in turn widens the gap between wages with different schooling levels and increases the inequality in the country. READ MORE