Search for dissertations about: "Labor Economics"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 350 swedish dissertations containing the words Labor Economics.

2. 16. Workers, Firms and Welfare : Four Essays in Economics

   Author : Niklas Kaunitz; Markus Jäntti; Matthew Lindquist; Erik Lindqvist; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; payroll taxes; unemployment; labor demand; firm performance; subjective well-being; cash margin; aggregation; utilitarianism; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis comprises four chapters, in two parts. The first part examines the result of a Swedish payroll tax reduction; first from the perspective of the worker, then from that of the employer. The second half of the thesis concerns subjective well-being, both from an individual and from an aggregate viewpoint. READ MORE

4. 17. On the Economics and Politics of Mobility

   Author : Mounir Karadja; David Strömberg; Maria Petrova; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political economics; migration; development economics; microeconometrics; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Exit, Voice and Political Change: Evidence from Swedish Mass Migration to the United States. During the Age of Mass Migration, 30 million Europeans immigrated to the United States. We study the long-term political effects of this large-scale migration episode on origin communities using detailed historical data from Sweden. READ MORE

5. 18. Essays on Family and Labor Economics

   Author : Katarina Richardson; James Albrecht; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Familjeekonomi; löneskillnader; vårdnadsfrågor; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Are Divorcing Parents Induced to Choose Joint Custody? An Evaluation Using Implementation Theory: What demands do divorcing parents make in court with respect to custody, under different legal regimes. This question is analyzed using the tools from implementation theory. READ MORE

6. 19. Essays in Labor and Demographic Economics

   Author : Hans Grönqvist; Olof Åslund; Per-Anders Edin; Andrea Ichino; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : Essay 1: (co-written with Olof Åslund) We study the impact of family size on intermediate and long-term outcomes using twin births as an exogenous source of varia¬tion in family size in an unusually rich dataset. Similar to recent studies, we find no evidence of a causal effect on long-term outcomes and show that not taking selection effects into account will likely overstate the effects. READ MORE

7. 20. Business Cycles, Unemployment and Job Search : Essays in Macroeconomics and Labor Economics

   Author : Andreas Mueller; Per Krusell; Mark Aguiar; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business Cycles; Unemployment; Unemployment Insurance; Wage Dispersion; Time Use; Job Search; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays. The first essay, "Separations, Sorting and Cyclical Unemployment", establishes a new fact about the compositional changes in the pool of unemployed over the U.S. business cycle and evaluates a number of theories that can potentially explain it. READ MORE