Search for dissertations about: "earnings distribution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 swedish dissertations containing the words earnings distribution.

2. 1. Schooling, work experience and earnings : a study of determinants of earnings in a Third World corporate setting

   Author : Roland Duberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Comparative education; Causal analysis; Determinants of earnings; Developing nations; Earnings functions; LAMCO; Liberia; Macroeconomic theories; Path analysis; Salary wage differentials;

   Abstract : The aim of the study is: (1) to investigate determinants of earnings in a Third World corporate setting; (2) to estimate the relative importance of these determinants; (3) to compare the determinants between different sectors; and (4) to provide some evidence concerning the validity of a number of economic theories. A Third World country (Liberia) and a corporate setting (LAMCO) are described. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Child Care and Higher Education

   Author : Linda Holmlund; Magnus Wikström; Niklas Hanes; Torberg Falch; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Child care demand; subsidized child care; dual care provider model; local public expenditures; income taxation; college quality; earnings; selection on observables; university choice; earnings distribution; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of a summary and four self-contained papers. Paper [I] examines whether fathers influence the time their children spend in subsidized child care. Two non-nested models of family child care demand are estimated. READ MORE

5. 3. Empirical Essays on Earnings Inequality

   Author : Magnus Gustavsson; Per-Anders Edin; Stephen P. Jenkins; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Earnings inequality; Human capital; Panel data; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay I decomposes the cross-sectional variance of male annual earnings in Sweden between 1960 and 1990 into permanent and transitory components and compares the results to the U.S. evidence. READ MORE

6. 4. Studying earnings trajectories as functional outcomes

   Author : Kreske Ecker; Xavier de Luna; Lina Schelin; Jose Peña; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; functional data analysis; causal inference; earnings trajectories; simultaneous confidence bands; missing data; Statistics; statistik;

   Abstract : In this thesis, we present methods for studying patterns of income accumulation over time using functional data analysis. This is made possible by the availability of large-scale longitudinal register data in Sweden. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays in Empirical Labour Economics : Family Background, Gender and Earnings

   Author : Lalaina Hirvonen; Anders Björklund; Tor Eriksson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Intergenerational mobility; Assortative mating; Nonlinearity; Female labour force participation; Sex-mix composition; Cognitive and non-cognitive abilities; Education; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : All three essays in this thesis are concerned with the interrelation of family, gender and labour market outcomes. The first paper investigates family earnings mobility between parents and sons, and parents and daughters, highlighting the role of assortative mating. The results suggest that daughters are more mobile than sons. READ MORE