Search for dissertations about: "Debbie Lau"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Debbie Lau.

  2. 1. Empirical Essays on Education and Health Policy Evaluation

    Author : Debbie Lau; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; causal inference; register data; segregation; endogamy; iodine deficiency; information campaign; mother tongue education; inequality;

    Abstract : Chapter 1: Impact of School Peers from the Same Region-of-Origin on Endogamy and Work Segregation: Evidence from Sweden This study estimates how the quasi-random variation in the proportion of school peers from the same Region-of-Origin (ROO) affects the probability for an individual to have a partner from the same ROO (endogamy) and the proportion of colleagues from the same ROO in the same workplace later in life (work segregation). This is answered by a fixed effect regression model, together with a unique dataset that merges different register databases from Sweden. READ MORE