Search for dissertations about: "Parental Leave"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 70 swedish dissertations containing the words Parental Leave.

2. 1. Essays on Parental Leave : The Influence of Social Gender Norms, Gender-Role Stereotypes, and Parental Child Gender Bias

   Author : Asuman Erenel; Magnus Carlsson; Jens Agerström; Erica Lindahl; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; parental leave; parental leave usage; social gender norms; survey experiment; gender equality; implicit association test; gender-role stereotypes; parental child gender bias; parental behavior; family economics; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays on parental leave uptake and other parental behaviors, investigating the effects of social gender norms, gender-role stereotypes, and parental child gender bias.Essay 1 (co-authored with Jens Agerström and Magnus Carlsson): We investigate how social gender norms influence parental leave uptake intentions by conducting two separate survey experiments on prospective fathers (N = 877) and mothers (N = 882) in the UK. READ MORE

4. 2. Studies on the Swedish Parental Insurance

   Author : Anna Amilon; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; economic policy; satisfaction; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; interdependence of preferences; signaling effects; cohabiting mothers; single mothers; parental leave; intra-household sharing; temporary parental leave; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

   Abstract : This thesis contains an introductory chapter and three essays, all considering different aspects of the Swedish parental insurance. In the first two essays, different aspects of temporary parental leave (leave from work to take care of a sick child) are investigated, whereas the third essay considers parental leave (leave from work to take care of a new-born child). READ MORE

5. 3. Causes and Consequences of Early-life Conditions : Alcohol, Pollution and Parental Leave Policies

   Author : Jenny Jans; J. Peter Nilsson; Per Johansson; Arizo Karimi; Matthew Neidell; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Air pollution; alcohol availability; parental leave policies; health; educational attainment; earnings; time investments; child outcomes; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay I: This paper studies the effect of air pollution on infant health in Sweden. Combining register panel data on birth outcomes and family characteristics with pollution data, I estimate the effect of particulate matter (PM10) on several birth outcomes that previously have been shown to be predictive of future outcomes. READ MORE

6. 4. Psychological perspectives on parents' division of parental leave

   Author : Monica Lidbeck; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; parental leave; family life; fathers; mothers; parenting; paternal involvement; parenting stress; Sweden;

   Abstract : Licentiatavhandlingen utforskar psykologiska aspekter av föräldrars fördelning av föräldraledigheten. Hur beskriver föräldrar erfarenheter av att dela lika på föräldraledigheten? Hur påverkas föräldrar psykologiskt, i termer av upplevd stress, av hur föräldraledigheten fördelas? I Sverige ger föräldraförsäkringen föräldrar lika rätt att vara hemma med barnet. READ MORE

7. 5. Sharing & Caring. Division of parental leave from a psychological perspective

   Author : Monica Lidbeck; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; parental leave; coparenting; couple relationship; equality; family life; father involvement; parenting; parenting stress; work-family balance;

   Abstract : Parents’ preconditions for early parenting vary depending on social and cultural contexts. This thesis provides a psychological perspective on parenting and family life within the context of parental leave in Sweden, framed by Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory of human development. READ MORE