Search for dissertations about: "people capital"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 123 swedish dissertations containing the words people capital.

  2. 1. Aspirations, Capital and Identity : Four studies on the determinants of life chances for young Swedes with an immigrant background

    Author : Gökhan Kaya; Sociologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; aspirations; capital; identity; immigrants; young people; aspirationer; kapital; identitet; invandrare; ungdomar;

    Abstract : The dissertation examines the determinants of life chances among young people with immigrant background in Sweden. The dissertation includes four research papers, each examining a specific research question on a determinant of life chances. READ MORE

  4. 2. Venture Capital for the Future : Implications of Founding Visions in the Venture Capital Setting

    Author : Miriam Garvi; Gordon Murray; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : Business and economics; Ekonomi;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with founding visions in the venture capital setting. It is the story of two contrasting initiatives for venture capital as they unfold in the turbulence surrounding the millennium. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on Social Capital, Health and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health A Health Economic Study

    Author : Kamrul Islam; Socialepidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; economic systems; economic theory; Economics; econometrics; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences; epidemiologi; Folkhälsa; epidemiology; Public health; Sweden; Panel data fixed-effect model; Decomposition analysis; Concentration index; Socioeconomic health inequality; Population aging; Survival analysis; Extended Cox model; Multilevel analysis; Unbalanced panel data; Externalities; Crime rates; Election participation rates; Community social capital; Municipality-level social capital; Systematic review; Egalitarianism; Determinants of health; Mortality; Health-related quality of life; Health; Keywords; Social capital; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

    Abstract : The thesis comprises four independent research papers and a summary that focus on two related dimensions. The first dimension focuses on the understanding of the production of health. Particularly, the question is asked whether community's stock of social capital influence individual's health. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on Human Capital Investments: Pharmaceuticals and Education

    Author : Sofie Gustafsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pharmaceutical utilization; Adherence; Human capital; Grossman model; Health; Education; Diabetes; Non-monotonic health investments; Steady-state and stable equilibria .;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays on individual health behaviour and investment in higher education. Three of them consider different aspects of pharmaceutical utilization and aim at explaining some of the observed individual variation in access and adherence to treatment regimens. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on Soil Conservation, Social Capital and Technology Adoption

    Author : Wilfred Nyangena; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Kenya; social capital; soil and water conservation; technology adoption; farm productivity;

    Abstract : Erosion of agricultural land remains a major constraint to agricultural development in Kenya, which has a complex topography. Government and donor institutions are promoting soil and water conservation practices. Several hypotheses have been put forward to explain the process and driving forces for the adoption of these practices. READ MORE