Essays about: "welfare reform"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 58 essays containing the words welfare reform.

1. 11. The Effect of Ownership on Reimbursement Incentives - Evidence From a 2016 Primary Care Reform in Stockholm County

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Axel Hellbom Almström; Klara Strömberg; [2021]
   Keywords : ownership; general practice; primary care; reimbursement; Stockholm;

   Abstract : Private care providers play an important role in Swedish healthcare provision, but their place in the Swedish welfare state remains a contentious issue. This study utilizes a difference-in-difference regression model and a 2016 reimbursement reform in Stockholm County to investigate how private ownership affects sensitivity to reimbursement incentive effects among primary care providers. READ MORE

3. 12. Djur på schemat : en enkät till biologilärare i grundskolan

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Andrea Swahn; [2020]
   Keywords : kursplan; biologi; utbildning; djurvälfärd; etologi; djurskydd;

   Abstract : The usage of animals for different purposes in today’s society is widespread, and animal welfare has become a public concern. In order to secure good welfare for these animals it is of great importance to gain knowledge about ethology and animal protection legislation early in life. READ MORE

4. 13. A failure of Europeanisation? : A comparative case study of parental leave policy mobility in the European Union

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Sally Grahn; [2020]
   Keywords : Policy mobility; Diffusion; Transfer; Convergence; Translation; European Union; Europeanisation; Progressive Parental Leave; Sweden; Denmark; Hungary; Greece; Welfare state regime; Esping-Andersen.;

   Abstract : Parental leave policies have been shown to play a significant role in enhancing gender equality. The European Union has recognised this and has issued a Directive to its Member States, in order to instigate parental leave policy reform. However, not all Member States have sought to implement this. READ MORE

5. 14. The Popular Response to the Ageing Crisis: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Effects of Demographic Ageing on Individuals’ Support for Welfare State Policy in 13 Advanced Democracies (1996-2016)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Oskar Pettersson; [2020]
   Keywords : demographic ageing; dependency ratio; welfare state attitudes; spending preferences; social investment; TSCS; pseudo-panel; cross-level interaction; intergenerational cleavages;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between demographic ageing, as captured by temporal, within-country variation in the ratio of elderly to the working-age population – the dependency ratio – on citizens’ support for the welfare state. The research problem is vitally relevant considering the worsening demographic structure of advanced democracies, a process that is having considerable ramifications on the possibilities of financing comprehensive welfare states. READ MORE

6. 15. Does Refugee Migration Make Right-wing Populists More Popular? Evidence from a Swedish Refugee Dispersal Program.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Viggo Barmen; [2019]
   Keywords : immigration; right-wing populism; natural experiment; Sweden democrats; welfare chauvinism; refugee dispersal reform; contact hypothesis; ethnic competition; group position theory; refugees;

   Abstract : Explaining the rising support for right-wing populist parties in Europe during the last decade is an issue that interests both economists, sociologists and political scientists. A number of theories suggest that the rising inflow of migrants to Europe has had an important causal effect on right-wing populist support. READ MORE