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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 532 avhandlingar innehållade ordet inequality.

1. 21. Some New Contributions in the Theory of Hardy Type Inequalities

   Författare :Markos Fisseha Yimer; Sorina Barza; Lars-Erik Persson; Martin Lind; Liviu-Gabriel Marcoci; Lubos Pick; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; integral inequalities; Hardy-type inequalities; Pólya-Knopp’s inequality; Jensen’s inequality; Minkowski’s inequality; Beckenbach-Dresher’s inequality; sharp constants; measures; superquadratic functions; refinements; Banach function spaces; Matematik; Mathematics;

   Sammanfattning : In this thesis we derive various generalizations and refinements of some classical inequalities in different function spaces. We consider some of the most important inequalities namely the Hardy, Pólya-Knopp, Jensen, Minkowski and Beckenbach-Dresher inequalities. The main focus is put on the Hardy and their limit Pólya-Knopp inequalities. LÄS MER

3. 22. Time and inequality - A study of individual preferences

   Författare :Hjördis Hardardottir; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Behavioral economics; Experimental economics; Individual preferences; Time preferences; Social preferences; income inequality; Health inequality;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three papers that study individual preferences. The focus of the first two papers is on time preferences. In the third paper, preferences regarding how inequality in health and income should be defined are elicited. LÄS MER

4. 23. Financialization in Swedish Capitalism : Debt, inequality and crisis in Sweden, 1900-2013

   Författare :Lars Ahnland; Rodney Edvinsson; Jonathan Feldman; Jan Bohlin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; debt; inequality; financialization; financial crisis; ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation adresses financialization – the increasing role of financial activities in the overall economy – in Sweden in 1900-2013. The focus is on the long run relationships between private debt, asset markets, inequality and financial crisis during this period. LÄS MER

5. 24. Essays on Economic Behaviour: HIV/AIDS, Schooling, and Inequality

   Författare :Annika Lindskog; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Africa; Malawi; Ethiopia; HIV AIDS; Inequality; Fertility; Mortality; Education; Within-household spillovers; Credit constraints; Diversification; Uncertainty; Redistribution; Fairness;

   Sammanfattning : Paper 1: Economic Inequality and HIV in Malawi To analyze if the spread of HIV is related to economic inequality we estimate multilevel models of the individual probability of HIV infection among young Malawian women. We find a positive association between HIV infection and inequality at both the neighbourhood and district levels, but no effect of individual poverty. LÄS MER

7. 25. The spatial manifestation of inequality : residential segregation in Sweden and its causes

   Författare :Simone Scarpa; Tapio Salonen; Susanne Urban; Lars Brännström; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; residential segregation; income inequality; immigration; immigration policy regime; welfare state; housing; Sweden; Malmö; Genoa; Swedish metropolitan areas; Sociology; Sociologi; Socialt arbete; Social Work; Human Geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : The thesis examines the relationship between income inequality and residential segregation in Swedish cities. In recent years, in Sweden, much attention has been given to the direction of causality from residential segregation to income inequality. LÄS MER