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Child Labour Background, Challenges, and the Role of Research in Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 8.7
(Gothenburg University, 2024-01)
The focus of this report is on child labour, which is a main component of Sustainable Development
Goal (SDG) 8.7. After providing a brief background on child labour, this report provides
an overview of the factors that ...
The failed promise of freedom: Emancipation and wealth inequality in the Caribbean
(2024-01)
Was there any redistribution of resources in the Caribbean societies after
emancipation from slavery? What were ex-slaves’ prospects to improve their socioeconomic
status after emancipation? To shed some light on these ...
How Much Liberty Should We Have? Citizens versus Experts on Regulating Externalities and Internalities
(University of Gothenburg, 2024-01)
Based on a tailor-made survey, we find that experts – academics and civil servants – are much more willing than citizens in Sweden to accept liberty-reducing regulations. Moreover, both citizens and experts are more ...
Occupational structure in a black settler colony: Sierra Leone in 1831
(2024-01)
Occupational structure is a valuable proxy for economic development when
more direct indicators are lacking. This study employs occupational structure for the
Colony of Sierra Leone in 1831 with the aim of contributing ...
Environmental Taxes from the EU State Aid Control System Perspective – A Legal Analysis of the Integration of Environmental Protection
(2024-02-12)
This thesis is a legal analysis of environmental taxes enacted by the Member States of the European Union (EU) as a tool to protect the environment from the perspective of the State aid control system (laws, rulings, and ...
Engineering lmpact: Analyzing the Scientific and Technological Outcomes of Collaborative Research between Universities and Firms
(2024-02-29)
This Ph.D. dissertation analyzes collaborative research between universities and firms in the field of electrical engineering in Sweden. It conceptualizes such collaborations as one form of academic engagement that fosters ...
International container shipping through the Covid-19 pandemic - Disruptions from a Swedish perspective
(2024)
At the onset of the pandemic in spring 2020, the Swedish shipping sector was first affected by border closures preventing passengers to use RoPax shipping and cruise ferries. There were some blank sailings but in general ...
At the Border – EU Law, Asylum and the Spatialities of Fundamental Rights
(2024-02-01)
This study is a contribution to the field of critical migration law studies. Examining the externalization of EU migration and border control, it addresses the asymmetry between where EU border control takes place and where ...
Nudges and Monetary Incentives: A Green Partnership?
(University of Gothenburg, 2024-03)
Shifting individual behaviour is an important tool for addressing environmental issues and there is a wide literature evaluating interventions to encourage pro-environmental behaviour. One important but under-researched ...
Telling Talent: Essays on Discrimination and Promotion Contests
(2024-03-11)
Many of our interactions are shaped by the beliefs we hold about the people
we interact with. Because of this, we often try to gather information about
others. This information shapes our beliefs, which then inform the ...