Search for dissertations about: "Child labor"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 57 swedish dissertations containing the words Child labor.

  2. 6. Benefits or Work? Social Programs and Labor Supply

    Author : Ulrika Vikman; Matz Dahlberg; Eva Mörk; Michael Svarer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labor Economics; Policy Evaluation; Maternal labor supply; Unemployment; Activation;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay I: This essay evaluates how access to paid parental leave affects labor market entrance for immigrating mothers with small children. READ MORE

  4. 7. Child labour and health hazards: chemical exposure and occupational injuries in Nicaraguan children working in a waste disposal site

    Author : Steven Cuadra; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; child labor; waste disposal sites; health hazards; heavy metals; persistent organochlorine pollutants; brominated flame retardants; occupational injuries; Nicaragua; barnarbete; avfallshanteringsplatser; hälsorisker; tungmetaller; beständiga klororganiska föroreningar; bromerade flamskyddsmedel; yrkesskador; Nicaragua;

    Abstract : About 600 children and teenagers work at Managua's landfill, the largest in Nicaragua. They collect and sort waste at the open dump, which covers an area of 7 km2 on the outskirts of the city on the shores of Lake Managua. READ MORE

  5. 8. Education, development and labor markets

    Author : Claudia Anna Wolff; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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  6. 9. Essays in Institutional and Development Economics

    Author : Heather Congdon Fors; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; institutions; property rights; resource rents; rent seeking; child labor;

    Abstract : Paper 1: "Congo: The Prize of Predation" Abstract: The article analyzes the war against Mobutu (1996-97) and the more recent war (1998- ) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with particular attention to greed and grievance as motivating factors in these two wars. Whereas the authors' usage of the term "greed" simply reflects the desire to gain control of natural resource rents, they model "grievance" as deliberate institutional differences, implemented by the ruler, between the formal and informal sectors. READ MORE

  7. 10. Adulthood Outcomes of Child and Adolescent Depression : From Mental Health to Social Functioning

    Author : Iman Alaie; Ulf Jonsson; Mia Ramklint; Hannes Bohman; Ian Colman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Depression; Childhood; Adolescence; Psychiatric diagnoses; Social functioning; Long-term outcome; Follow-up study; Longitudinal design; depression; barndom; tonår; psykiatriska tillstånd; psykisk sjukdom; social funktion; långtidsutfall; uppföljningsstudie; longitudinell design; Child and Youth Psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

    Abstract : Depression is a common mental disorder affecting people across the lifespan, with first onset frequently occurring in the teenage years. The disorder is costly to society and constitutes one of the leading causes of disability in youths and adults worldwide. READ MORE