Search for dissertations about: "Labor"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 668 swedish dissertations containing the word Labor.

2. 11. DSGE Model Estimation and Labor Market Dynamics

   Author : Glenn Mickelsson; Nils Gottfries; Karl Walentin; Martin M Andreasen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; DSGE Models; Macroeconomics; Estimation; Uninformative Priors; Maximum Likelihood; Labor Hoarding; US Labor Market; Swedish Micro Data; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay 1: Estimation of DSGE Models with Uninformative PriorsDSGE models are typically estimated using Bayesian methods, but because prior information may be lacking, a number of papers have developed methods for estimation with less informative priors (diffuse priors). This paper takes this development one step further and suggests a method that allows full information maximum likelihood (FIML) estimation of a medium-sized DSGE model. READ MORE

4. 12. Essays on Labor Supply and Adjustment Frictions

   Author : Jósef Sigurdsson; Torsten Persson; Arash Nekoei; Peter Fredriksson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Intertemporal labor supply; Frisch elasticity; Labor supply; Adjustment frictions; Geographic mobility; Moving costs; Comparative advantage; Wage rigidity; Monetary policy; Consumption; Household debt; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   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

5. 13. Gender, Incentives, and the Division of Labor

   Author : Ylva Moberg; Eva Mörk; Helena Holmlund; Mari Rege; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Parental Leave; Division of Labor; Labor Supply; Same-sex Couples; Transition to Parenthood; Gender Norms; Housing Allowance; In-Work Tax Credits; Take-Up of Transfer Programs; Secondary Earners’ Participation Elasticity; Föräldraledighet; arbetsfördelning; samkönade par; föräldraskap; könsnormer; bostadsbidrag; skatte- och bidragssystem; incitament; arbetskraftsdeltagande; arbetsutbudselasticitet; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays. Essay 1: The length of parental leave entitlements is known to affect take-up rates, division of parental leave between parents, and the mother's decision to return to work. So far, however, the importance of the level of benefit has received little attention in the literature. READ MORE

6. 14. Toward more inclusive labor markets : A firm-level perspective on hiring outsiders

   Author : Hans Seerar Westerberg; Dan Johansson; Sven-Olov Daunfeldt; Per Skedinger; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labor costs; minimum wage; payroll tax; employment; immigrants; unemployment; high-growth firms;

   Abstract : This thesis contains five self-contained papers on firms’ hiring decisions regarding outsiders and how these decisions interact with insiders. Outsiders are broadly defined as people with a weak labor market position, e.g., unemployed, non-Western migrants or minimum-wage workers. READ MORE

7. 15. The Rule-Governed State : China's Labor Market Policy, 1978–1998

   Author : Mattias Burell; Christer Gunnarsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; China; economic reform; employment; governance; labor policy; law; legality; market transition; workers; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; statskunskap;

   Abstract : Max Weber (1864–1920) suggested that capitalism and free markets tend to produce a characteristic form of governance – the rational-legal bureaucracy. In view of China's transition from central planning to a market economy, we should ask ourselves how these changes have affected its governance. READ MORE