Search for dissertations about: "Endogenous Schooling"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Endogenous Schooling.

  2. 1. Studies in Human Capital, Ability and Migration

    Author : Martin Nordin; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; economic theory; ethnic segregation; school effect; Economics; econometrics; ethnic discrimination; productive skills; cognitive ability; test score; immigrant; second generation immigrant; educational attainment; wages; return to schooling; incomes; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonometri; ekonomisk politik;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory chapter followed by four separate papers. The papers deal with various aspects of human capital, ability and migration. READ MORE

  4. 2. Essays on discrimination, welfare and labor supply

    Author : Roger Wahlberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender Wage Gap; Endogenous Schooling; Panel Data; Occupational Segregation; Labor;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of five papers in applied labor economics. The first two papers are related to wage discrimination between males and females, whereas the next two papers are related to labor supply and welfare participation, while the last paper analysis early retirement in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on Earnings and Human Capital in Kenya

    Author : Anthony Wambugu; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; Human capital; Earnings; Family background; Employment; Household; Activity farming; Own business; Informal sector; Kenya;

    Abstract : Among Sub-Sahara Africa countries, Kenya has had a rapid educational expansion. This dissertation provides empirical analyses of the impact of education on labor earnings in Kenya, based on surveys of manufacturing firms and a survey of households in the 1990s. It consists of four papers. READ MORE

  6. 4. The phase-out of the nuclear family? : empirical studies on the economics and structure of modern Swedish families

    Author : Magdalena Norberg-Schönfeldt; Magnus Wikström; Thomas Aronsson; Katarina Nordblom; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Time allocation; labour-force participation; educational achievements; match quality; financial surprises; unemployment; divorce; family structure; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three papers on the economics and structure of Swedish families.Paper [I] examines the determinants of children’s educational achievement in Sweden. READ MORE

  7. 5. Perspectives on human capital : economic growth, occupational choice and intergenerational mobility

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

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of three essays, taking different perspectives on human capital. The first essay looks at human capital from a growth perspective. Essays two and three focuses on the individual’s occupational decision and its relation to family background. READ MORE