Search for dissertations about: "Career interruptions"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Career interruptions.

  2. 1. Studies on Household Labor Supply and Home Production

    Author : Elina Pylkkänen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Hourly wage rate; Random effects; Labor supply; Discrete choice; Policy simulation; Single mothers; Welfare participation; Fixed costs of working; Home production; Household productivity; Time use; Parental leave; Childcare; Family policies; Career interruptions;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained empirical studies on different topics in labor economics based on the Swedish data. Short summaries on each paper are given below: Paper [1]: The aim is to construct models for predicting hourly wage rates and household labor supply for a dynamic microsimulation model, Sesim. READ MORE

  4. 2. Impacts of Policies, Peers and Parenthood on Labor Market Outcomes

    Author : Arizo Karimi; Per Johansson; Peter Skogman Thoursie; V. Joseph Hotz; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Policies; Peers; Parenthood; Labor Market Outcomes; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of five self-contained papers.Paper 1 This paper analyzes the causal effect of the timing of first birth on highly educated women's career outcomes. To address the endogeneity of birth timing to labor market outcomes, I instrument the former with the occurrence of pregnancy loss before first birth. READ MORE