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Browse by Specialisation "International Economics & Development"
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(2018-08-31)Master EconomicsMutual credit systems (MCSs), a type of complementary currency, are thought to have a countercyclical function by providing additional credit in times of recession. Past research has also focused on trust and social values ... -
(2018-12-18)Master EconomicsThis study investigated the relationship between economic crisis and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa on the individual level. This research is based on the theory of Acemoglu and Robinson, which argues that when opportunity ...
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(2017-08-17)Master EconomicsThis thesis empirically examines the pattern of Conspicuous Consumption in sub-Saharan Africa. With household data sets from Malawi, Ethiopia and Nigeria, multilevel regressions were conducted to assess the effect of ...
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(2019-08-23)Master EconomicsWithin the existing literature on corruption and economic growth, there are two contrasting viewpoints. On one side, there are scholars arguing that corruption is a heavy constraint on economic growth, especially in ...
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(2017-08-28)Master EconomicsThis paper examines the effects of four determinants of innovation (profit, export, foreign-ownership and inter-firm cooperation) on small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) in South Korea. It also discusses the different ...
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(2018-08-27)Master EconomicsAbout 40 percent of children in Sub Saharan Africa is stunted and a large number of studies has found that boys are more likely to be stunted than girls. This study aims to investigate the determinants of this sex difference ...
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(2018-08-27)Master EconomicsChild marriage is a universa! phenomenon closely related to gender inequality. However, the causes and effects of this practice vary across regions and cultures. This thesis uses datafrom Young Lives (2002-2014) (n=459 ...
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(2019-08-16)Master EconomicsWhat causes people to have environmental concerns? This study adds relative wealth concerns as an explaining factor for environmental concerns to the objective-problems subjective-values thesis of Ronald Inglehart. Previous ...
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(2019-08-13)Master EconomicsThe paper studied how educational attainment moderates the effect of group characteristics on social mobility by measuring the difference of occupational levels between individuals and their parents. This study focuses on ...
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The effect of environmental regulation on the environmental footprint of foreign direct investment (2019-08-26)Master EconomicsThis studies analyses the effect of environmental regulation on the environmental footprint of inward FDI in the host country due to the investment decisions of foreign firms. In this study a broad range of countries from ...
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(2016-10-11)Master EconomicsIn this thesis the effect of public services, in the case for electricity and water provision, on regional poverty rate and average education levels is studied. This is done for 130 regions in 20 sub-Saharan African ...
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(2019-08-01)Master EconomicsThis research analyses the role of home appliances on Female Labour Participation in South Africa. The increase of the female labour participation is crucial for the development of a country, nonetheless, at this moment, ...
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(2017-08-30)Master EconomicsHigh inflation stagnates economic performance in politically unstable countries. In this study we look into causal mechanisms affecting the commitment of governments to long-run inflationary policies. In specific, we are ...
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(2019-08-01)Master EconomicsThe purpose of this thesis is to investigate the interplay between FDI stock to African countries and the control of corruption and rule of law in these countries. More specifically, this thesis compares the effects of FDI ...
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(2016-10-31)Master EconomicsThe feminization of public employment in the Middle-East has offered substantial opportunities for women in order to become economically empowered. However, only a limited group of women seems to have profited from this ...
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(2017-08-17)Master EconomicsWhy do the poor often seem unable to make rational decisions? By means of statistical tests and World Values Survey data we attempt to discover what the impact is of poverty on people’s cognitive abilities. We identify ...
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(2018-08-01)Master EconomicsReducing food waste is one strategy to minimize the environmental footprint and handle the growing population in a sustainable way. Households account for the largest share of food waste, which points to a impactfull area ...
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(2016-06-24)Master EconomicsIn this research we examine the effect of cognitive capacity on stereotyping and discrimination. In our laboratory experiment is conducted in Hungary with university students. During the experiment, we attempt to lower the ...
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(2017-07-17)Master EconomicsTrust as key component of social capital has become a main topic throughout the social sciences. The paper examines what causes cross-country differences in generalized trust in 81 developing countries. We suggest that ...
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(2017-08-24)Master EconomicsIn the debate that counterpoises cognitive and non-cognitive abilities, IQ is researched in differences across countries and associated to several factors, among which differences in savings. On the other side, non-cognitive ...
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