Essays about: "welfare technology"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 176 essays containing the words welfare technology.
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1. Service Adoption in The Agricultural Sector - A case study about the role of product-service offerings for Swedish cattle farmers
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Even in traditional sectors such as the agricultural sector, digitalization has significantly impacted operations. Because of the sector’s fundamental role in society, understanding this digital evolvement to support further development is of essence on a grand societal level. READ MORE
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2. Unconditional cash transfers to single mothers effective for child education? – Using a historical policy experiment
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In this thesis, I examine whether unconditional cash transfers to poor femaleheaded households have an effect on children’s educational attainment. Using a historical Swedish child allowance policy that targeted unconditional cash transfers to widow mothers with an income below a poverty threshold, I lay out a credible identification strategy, to test the hypothesis with a regression kink design. READ MORE
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3. Equine welfare assessment : assessing equine welfare using positive parameters
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : This thesis examines positive parameters for assessing horse welfare. The purpose of the study was to examine what positive welfare parameters there are, and if they are valid or not. Data has been collected through a literature review. Findings suggest that behavioural indicators like yawning, vacuum chewing and play are not valid. READ MORE
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4. 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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5. Endogeneity of IPR Policy: North-South Trade with Southern Innovation
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This thesis developed a model of north-south trade with multinational firms and increasing product variety, in which the South could also create innovations motivated by imitations. In Northern R&D, researchers create innovations and Northern firms are attracted to invest directly in the south for relatively lower wage level. READ MORE
