Search for dissertations about: "Assortative Matching"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Assortative Matching.

2. 1. Firms, International Competition, and the Labor Market

   Author : Selva Bahar Baziki; Nils Gottfries; Katariina Nilsson Hakkala; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International Restructuring; Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Import Competition; Assortative Matching; Skill Premium;

   Abstract : Essay 1: We propose a model of cross-border acquisitions in which multinational enterprises (MNEs) and private equity-firms (PE) compete over domestic assets. MNEs' advantage lies in firm-specific synergies, whereas PE-firms are good at restructuring. READ MORE

4. 2. Marriage, money and migration

   Author : Johanna Åström; Olle Westerlund; Nina Smith; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Regional migration; two earner households; marriage; education; human capital spillover; specialization; assortative mating; remarriage; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of a summary and four self-contained papers.Paper [I] examines the effects of interregional migration on gross earnings in married and cohabiting couples. In particular, we examine the link between education level and income gains. READ MORE

5. 3. Artificial neural networks in models of specialization and sympatric speciation

   Author : Niclas Norrström; Högskolan i Skövde; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology; Biologi; Naturvetenskap; Natural sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with specialization and how it is linked to sympatric speciation. The trait driving specialization is a cue recognition trait modelled with artificial neural networks that exploiters use to discriminate beneficial resources from detrimental resources based on the signals of the resources. READ MORE

6. 4. Changes in Workplaces and Careers

   Author : Christina Håkanson; Per Krusell; Claudia Olivetti; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Technical change; skill sorting; cognitive skills; non-cognitive skills; employer-employee matched data; organizational change; female labor supply; fertility; flexibility; family-career trade-off; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Organizational Change and Productivity Growth − Evidence from SwedenThis paper uses two different firm level surveys matched with employer-employee data to investigate both determinants and effects of different types of organizational change. The results support the competition hypothesis for inducing organizational change. READ MORE

7. 5. Influence of Mate Quality on Reproductive Decisions in a Fish with Paternal Care

   Author : Niclas Kolm; Anders Berglund; Ben Sheldon; Kai Lindström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Ecology; sexual selection; differential allocation; evolution of egg size and parental care; Ekologi; Terrestrial; freshwater and marine ecology; Terrestisk; limnisk och marin ekologi;

   Abstract : Female reproductive decisions have been suggested to be highly influenced by mate quality. I have studied whether offspring quality may be adjusted by females to match the attractiveness of males and how strong control females have over their reproductive investment focusing on egg size. READ MORE