Search for dissertations about: "importance of Life insurance"

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2. 1. The Making of the Swedish Life Insurance Market 1855-1914

   Author : Liselotte Eriksson; Magnus Lindmark; Mats Larsson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic history; life insurance; demand; price elasticity; income elasticity; married women’s property rights; social movement; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia; ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

   Abstract : This licentiate thesis examines the development of the life insurance industry during the period 1855-1914. The aim with the study is to recognise dimensions not frequently addressed by previous research on the insurance industry, namely the impact of social dimensions, including the implicit and explicit economic importance of social movements and the diffusion of knowledge in society at large for the development of the life insurance industry. READ MORE

4. 2. Economics of Migration

   Author : Peter Karpestam; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Time; Simulations; Remittances; Panel Data; Multiplier Effects; Migration; The Labor Market; Education; Informal and Formal Sectors;

   Abstract : Abstract Population movements are more substantial today than at any other point in human history. If managed effectively, migration can be beneficial for all aspects of social and economic life. This thesis contains four papers, all of which are related to the economic consequences and determinants of migration, within and across countries. READ MORE

5. 3. Yesterday once more? Unemployment and health inequalities across the life course in northern Sweden

   Author : Anna Brydsten; Miguel San Sebastian; Anne Hammarström; Mattias Strandh; Per-Olof Östergren; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; unemployment; life course; long-term health consequences; health inequity; national unemployment rates; neighbourhood unemployment rates; northern Sweden; arbetslöshet; livslopp; långsiktiga hälsokonsekvenser; ojämlikhet i hälsa; nationella arbetslöshet; arbetslöshet i bostadsområdet; norra Sverige; folkhälsa; Public health; Epidemiology; epidemiologi; socialmedicin; Social Medicine;

   Abstract : AbstractBackground. It is relatively well established in previous research that unemployment has direct health consequences in terms of mental and physical ill health. Recently, knowledge has emerged indicating that unemployment can lead to economic consequences that remain long after re-establishment in the labour market. READ MORE

6. 4. A female lay perspective on health, disease, and sickness absence

   Author : Marlene Ockander; Wendy Stainton Rogers; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : sickness absence; sick leave; women; lay explanation models; phenomenology; interview; Q-methodology; account; health; vital goal; life plan; sense of coherence; prevention; rehabilitation; diagnosis; medical records; patients; medical decision making; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Background: Knowledge about a female perspective on health and disease is important to understand what happens in e.g. the medical meeting. A deeper understanding for the phenomenon of health also has social and economic importance. READ MORE

7. 5. Improving quality of life using mind-body therapies : the evaluation of a course intervention for personal self-awareness and development

   Author : Lotta Fernros; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Breathing exercises; complementary therapies; health promotion; holistic health; imagery; meditation; mind-body relations; movement- and psychophysiology; qi; quality of life; questionnaires;

   Abstract : The general aim of this research project was to conduct a research project in complementary alternative medicine (CAM), and to evaluate an unusual course method. Since 1985 a special training centre, founded by Bengt Stern at Vikbolandet outside Norrköping, has been holding courses in personal development, Meet Yourself stage 1 . READ MORE