Search for dissertations about: "Lena Åslund"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Lena Åslund.
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1. Identification of structures important for diagnosis and prophylaxis of malarial infection
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2. The effects of markets, managers and peers on worker outcomes
Abstract : Essay 1: This essay exploits the entry of private independent high schools in Sweden to examine how local school competition affects the wages and the mobility of teachers in a market with individual wage bargaining. Using rich matched employer-employee panel data covering all high school teachers over a period of 16 years, I show that the entry of private schools is associated with higher teacher salaries, including higher salaries for teachers in public schools. READ MORE
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3. Gene Regulation and Epigenetic Mechanisms in the Parasite Trypanosoma cruzi
Abstract : Trypanosomes are unicellular protozoan parasites responsible for several human diseases that affect millions of people and cause thousands of casualties every year. They also represent a primitive eukaryotic model system harboring unique processes and basic regulatory mechanisms such as RNA-editing, polycistronic transcription and trans-splicing, first described in these organisms. READ MORE
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4. A Genetic Survey of the Pathogenic Parasite Trypanosoma cruzi
Abstract : Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas´ disease, is an evolutionarily ancient species with distinct biological and immunological characteristics. A fundamental understanding of the basic biology of the parasite is necessary in order to develop reliable therapeutic and prophylactic agents against T. cruzi. We have, as a part of the T. READ MORE
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5. Wages and Their Impact on Individuals, Households and Firms
Abstract : Essay I: This paper studies how wages respond to employer concentration. It exploits a reform that deregulated the Swedish pharmacy market, which until 2009 was a monopoly. The reform involved a substantial increase in the number of employers on the pharmacy labor market. READ MORE