Search for dissertations about: "HOUSEHOLD LABOR"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 swedish dissertations containing the words HOUSEHOLD LABOR.
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1. Essays on Labor Supply and Adjustment Frictions
Abstract : Labor Supply Responses and Adjustment Frictions: A Tax-Free Year in IcelandHow does labor supply respond to a temporary wage change? To answer this question, I study an unexpected and salient tax reform in Iceland in 1987 that resulted in a year free of labor income taxes, but creating only minimal income effects, offering an ideal natural experiment. I first construct a new employer-employee dataset from digitized administrative records for the population. READ MORE
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2. Essays on Household Behavior and Time-Use
Abstract : Essay 1 studies the household's decision to supply labor and tests if the so-called unitary model holds. What is subject to a test is the resulting symmetry of the Slutsky matrix, i.e., that the compensated cross-wage effects are equal. READ MORE
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3. Economic Influences on Migration in Sweden
Abstract : Paper [I]- Household Migration and the Local Public Sector: Evidence from Sweden, 1981-1984 (co-authored with Michael L. Wyzan), contains an empirical exploration of the nexus between variables related to the local public sector budget and migration. READ MORE
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4. Essays in Empirical Labor Economics
Abstract : This thesis contributes to empirical research in labor economics. It consists of three self-contained papers.The first paper, The Effect of Paid Vacation on Health: Evidence from Sweden, analyzes the causal effect of paid vacation on health. READ MORE
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5. Essays on health, labor market behavior, and economic incentives
Abstract : Paper [1] analyzes how the labor force participation changes in response to major health shocks, such as new cancer diagnoses, heart attacks, and strokes, in middle-aged to elderly Mexican couples, and how the spouses interact in their responses. The data originates from the Mexican Health and Aging Study and provides information on how couples coordinate their labor market activities in response to major health shocks. READ MORE