Search for dissertations about: "Integration of immigrants"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 swedish dissertations containing the words Integration of immigrants.

2. 1. The value of immigrants' human capital for labour market integration

   Author : Andrey Tibajev; Zoran Slavnic; Moa Bursell; Lina Aldén; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International migration; Immigrants; Integration; Human capital; Internationell migration; Utrikes födda; Integration; Humankapital;

   Abstract : This dissertation focuses on the productive knowledge and skills, i.e., human capital, that immigrants bring from before immigration, as well as new human capital acquired in the destination country. READ MORE

4. 2. Two tales of viking diversity : A comparative study of the immigrant integration policies of Denmark and Sweden, 1960-2006

   Author : Mahama Tawat; New Zealand Dunedin University of Otago; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; assimilation; comparative public policy; Denmark; immigration; integration; multiculturalism; public policy; Sweden; Scandinavia;

   Abstract : The perspective of this dissertation is a comparison between the integration policies of Denmark and Sweden between 1960, when there was a shift toward non-Nordic and non-European immigration, and 2006. The two countries’ policies continued to diverge in the cultural integration domain. READ MORE

5. 3. Fertility Behavior and Preferences Among Immigrants and Children of Immigrants in Sweden

   Author : Erik Carlsson; Eleonora Mussino; Livia Olah; Michaela Kreyenfeld; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; children of immigrants; descendants of immigrants; ethnic; religion; fertility intentions; realization of fertility intentions; ideal number of children; Generations and Gender Survey; register data; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : Similar to other Western European countries, immigrants and children of immigrants constitute growing segments of the Swedish population. Analyzing fertility patterns among immigrants and their children is important because (1) understanding potential heterogeneity in fertility preferences and behavior among population subgroups improves the understanding of fertility trends for the overall population, (2) fertility patterns can serve as an indicator of immigrants’ integration into the destination society, and (3) research can contribute with facts and nuanced perspectives to the emotionally charged political debate on immigrant and minority fertility. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on Immigrants' Economic Integration

   Author : Kerem Tezic; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Second-generation immigrants; educational attainments; early labour-market experiences; competing-risks; graduate employment; calibration; first-generation immigrants; sample-selection in panel data; random effects.;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of five papers, related to each other in terms of study-sample, study-subject or methods used. The first paper is concerned with second-generation immigrants' educational attainments, using the Longitudinal Individual Data-set (LINDA), which gave us the possibility to examine changes over time, from ages 16-17 to 21-22 and to compare second-generation immigrants with a randomly-chosen matched control-group of native Swedes. READ MORE

7. 5. Diversity of Legacy : The Experience of Immigrants and their Descendants in Sweden

   Author : Siddartha Aradhya; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Immigrant integration; Second generation immigrants; Birthweight; Education; School grades; Gender; Sweden; Residential choice; Third generation immigrants; Intergenerational processes; repeat migration;

   Abstract : This dissertation examines the integration of immigrants from an intergenerational and multidimensional perspective. During the post-World War Two period, Sweden has been characterized by a large and increasing degree of heterogeneity in terms of immigrant background and reason for migration. READ MORE