COVID-19 and Incentives of Higher Education
(2023) EOSK12 20231Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- What incentives do Swedish University students have to pursue higher education? If and how are these
incentives affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? This study aims to investigate incentives of Swedish
university students and possible influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on said incentives. This research is
based on a qualitative survey and interviews that will contribute with nuanced reflections of the studied
sample. The findings of this study suggests that due to an already existing high demand for higher
education, COVID-19 affected incentives of Swedish university students to a small extent of the studied
sample. The findings of this study connects to the presented literature of The Knowledge Economy and
theoretical framework of... (More) - What incentives do Swedish University students have to pursue higher education? If and how are these
incentives affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? This study aims to investigate incentives of Swedish
university students and possible influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on said incentives. This research is
based on a qualitative survey and interviews that will contribute with nuanced reflections of the studied
sample. The findings of this study suggests that due to an already existing high demand for higher
education, COVID-19 affected incentives of Swedish university students to a small extent of the studied
sample. The findings of this study connects to the presented literature of The Knowledge Economy and
theoretical framework of Sheepskin Effects and theory of Signaling. This study’s findings confirm the
proposed tentative proposition and answers the research question, that due to presented literature and
theoretical framework, COVID-19 will have little impact on incentives of Swedish university students’
incentives. This research aims to contribute to the field of implications of COVID-19 on tertiary level
education. (Less)
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- author
- Eld, Hedda LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- EOSK12 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Higher Education, COVID-19, Incentives, Knowledge Economy, Human Capital Theory, Signaling Theory, Sheepskin Effects
- language
- English
- id
- 9126072
- date added to LUP
- 2023-06-21 09:49:49
- date last changed
- 2023-06-21 09:49:49
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