Search for dissertations about: "environment and poverty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words environment and poverty.

2. 1. Microeconomic Policy for Development: Essays on Trade and Environment, Poverty and Education

   Author : Miguel Quiroga; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; absenteeism; aggregation bias; comparative advantage; decomposition analysis; education; environmental endowment; environmental regulation; factor content; geography; hyperbolic discounting; living standards; mandatory attendance; non-homothetic preferences; pollution haven; Porter hypothesis; poverty; present-biased preferences; teaching; time-inconsistent preferences; trade;

   Abstract : Abstracts This thesis contains three papers analyzing different issues. Paper 1: “Do Countries with Lax Environmental Regulations Have a Comparative Advantage in Polluting Industries?” We study whether lax environmental regulations induce comparative advantages, causing the least-regulated countries to specialize in polluting industries. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Shocks, Welfare, and Poverty Dynamics: Microeconometric Evidence from Ethiopia

   Author : Yonas Alem; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban Ethiopia; poverty dynamics; dynamic probit; hazard rate; labor market status; subjective well-being; policymakers; life satisfaction; environment; Ethiopia; food price; consumer demand; fertilizer use; rainfall; highlands of Ethiopia; panel data; consumption; welfare; food price shock; Africa;

   Abstract : Five self-contained papers constitute this thesis. Paper 1: Does fertilizer use respond to rainfall variability? Panel data evidence from urban Ethiopia In this article, we use farmers’ actual experiences with changes in rainfall levels and their responses to these changes to assess whether patterns of fertilizer use are responsive to changes in rainfall patterns. READ MORE

5. 3. Development of e-Learning Content and Delivery for Self Learning Environment : Case of Selected Rural Secondary Schools in Tanzania

   Author : Suzan Lujara; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; e-learning; secondary schools Tanzania; Participatory action research; learning objects; pedagogics;

   Abstract : The use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in developing countries like Tanzania is considered to be a necessity in order to overcome the challenges that are hindering the country from developing in all sectors and also from reducing the digital divide. As ICT is becoming more and more integrated in societies world wide, its effects are clearly seen i. READ MORE

6. 4. Defining strong ownership: Institutional Determinants and Stakeholder Interests in Vietnamese Development Planning

   Author : Thi Le Thanh Nguyen Forsberg; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic history; and Vietnam.; poverty reduction; foreign aid; development politics; development ownership; political institutions; Ekonomisk och social historia;

   Abstract : The current development debate emphasizes national ownership of the development agenda as a precondition for sustainable development and aid effectiveness. Vietnam is often held up as a good example of strong ownership. Yet, the ownership concept is not clearly defined or understood due to a lack of empirically rooted evidence and analysis. READ MORE

7. 5. When the Kids Are Not Alright : Essays on Childhood Disadvantage and Its Consequences

   Author : Julia Boguslaw; Eskil Wadensjö; Matthew Lindquist; Jo Blanden; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; childhood disadvantage; social networks; education; disruptiveness; income poverty; immigrant children; aspirations; Sweden; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays on childhood disadvantage and its consequences in Sweden.A Longitudinal Look at Child Poverty Using Both Monetary and Non-monetary Approaches. In this paper, we broaden the analysis of child poverty by using both monetary and non-monetary measures of poverty and by comparing these over time. READ MORE