Search for dissertations about: "Stockholms universitet 2011"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 267 swedish dissertations containing the words Stockholms universitet 2011.

  2. 1. Controversies over taxonomic and nomenclatural instability: an empirical approach

    Author : George Sangster; Per Ericson; Mikael Thollesson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Systematic Zoology; zoologisk systematik och evolutionsforskning;

    Abstract : Taxonomic names serve two important functions: they reflect hypotheses about the existence of taxa, and they serve as the primary means to communicate about biodiversity. The dual purpose of names is a source of conflict and misunderstanding among taxonomists and end-users of taxonomy. READ MORE

  4. 2. Trade, Unemployment and Labour Market Institutions

    Author : Jaewon Kim; Ann-Sofie Kolm; Anders Forslund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; unemployment; labour market institutions; openness; trade; external risk; ethnic fractionalisation; panel data analysis; meta-regression analysis; extreme-bounds analysis; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of three papers, summarized as follows.        "The Determinants of Labour Market Institutions: A Panel Data Study"    This paper analyses the argument that labour market institutions can be thought of as devices for social insurance. READ MORE

  5. 3. Gender, Ethnicity and Labor Market Disparities

    Author : Magnus Rödin; Mahmood Arai; Lena Nekby; Tor Eriksson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; immigration; employment; education; ethnic identity; discrimination; glass-ceiling; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Acculturation identity and employment among second and middle generation immigrants This paper explores the employment implications for individuals with a foreign background of identification to the ethnic group and to the majority culture. Results indicate that what matters for employment outcomes is an attachment to the majority culture while a strong attachment to the ethnic group is not per se detrimental for employment outcomes. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on Labor Market Disparities and Discrimination : Immigration, Education and Gender

    Author : Gülay Özcan; Mahmood Arai; Nabanita Datta Gupta; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Immigrants; education; employment; discrimination; gender wage gap; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of four papers, summarized as follows. Do Host Country Educations Even Out the Playing Field? Immigrant-Native Labor Market Gaps in Sweden This study follows a cohort of students from Swedish compulsory school graduation in 1988 until 2002 to document differences in education, including grades and field of education, and labor market outcomes between immigrants and natives. READ MORE

  7. 5. Precision mass measurements : Final limit of SMILETRAP I and the developments of SMILETRAP II

    Author : Andreas Solders; Reinhold Schuch; Juha Äystö; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SMILETRAP; Precision mass spectrometry; Penning trap; Atomic mass; Highly charged ions; Low energy ion storage; Time of flight ion cyclotron resonance; High frequency; Proton mass; QED; g-factor; Physics; Fysik; Physics; fysik;

    Abstract : The subject of this thesis is high-precision mass-measurements performed with Penning trap mass spectrometers (PTMS). In particular it describes the SMILETRAP I PTMS and the final results obtained with it, the masses of 40Ca and that of the proton. READ MORE