Essays about: "welfare cost"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 110 essays containing the words welfare cost.
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1. Who fills the income protection gap? : An empirical analysis of the development of complementary unemployment insurance in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : 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
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2. 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)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
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3. Energy Poverty : Computing the silent problem of developed countries
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknikAbstract : Energy poverty is a new term in the Swedish context, though it is becoming increasingly more relevant because of inflation and higher prices for electricity. Because research on the matter is scarce in developed countries such as Sweden and similar contexts in the EU, it creates uncertainty whether there is a ‘correct’ way of conducting energy poverty research. READ MORE
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4. Cost-benefit analysis of the Northern Norway line : A review and assessment of previous investigation, the cost-benefit methodology and political decision-making
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : Prior to undertaking major public infrastructure projects, various types of cost-benefit analyses are carried out. The purpose is to provide decision-makers with an objective basis upon which to determine whether a project should be completed or not, as well as to rank projects based on the net increase in aggregate societal welfare they are predicted to yield. READ MORE
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5. Balancing Nature and Wealth
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)Abstract : The forest contributes multiple services, among others renewable materials, carbon sequestration, and recreational value. This thesis studied the effects on forestry stemming from the revised Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry regulation. READ MORE
