Search for dissertations about: "Mårten Palme"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words Mårten Palme.

  2. 16. Studies on the Determinants and Effects of Health, Inequality and Labour Supply: Micro and Macro Evidence

    Author : Ruth-Aïda Nahum; Thomas Lindh; Per-Anders Edin; Mårten Palme; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Economics; baby boom; child health; cohort effects; earnings profiles; income inequality; labour supply; liquidity constraint; panel data; psychosocial health; regional economic growth; sickness absence; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained essays.Essay I (with Susanne Dahlberg) estimates cohort size effects on earnings profiles and further assesses whether these profiles are affected by the individuals' position in the baby boom. READ MORE

  4. 17. Differences and similarities in work absence behavior : - empirical evidence from micro data

    Author : Maria Nilsson; Mårten Palme; Jan Erik Askildsen; Växjö universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; moral hazard; gender difference; immigrants; panel data; count data models; fixed effects; finite mixture models; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays about absenteeism. Essay I analyzes if the design of the insurance system affects work absence, i.e. the classic insurance problem of moral hazard. READ MORE

  5. 18. Essays on Immigrants and Institutional Change in Sweden

    Author : Mikael Ohlson; Mårten Palme; Per Lundborg; Växjö universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; retirement; disability; self-selection; immigrants; wage inequalities; wage discrimination; product market deregulation; competition; naturalization; citizenship; ; economic impact; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays about immigrants’ experiences in Sweden. They all focus on the interaction between institutional settings and effects on immigrants’ economic conditions. READ MORE

  6. 19. Pension Eligibility and Retirement Behavior : Did the 1979 Swedish pension reform affect immigrant retirement behavior?

    Author : Mikael Ohlson; Mårten Palme; Olof Åslund; Växjö universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Retirement; Disability; Immigrants; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : We examine the effects of changed eligibility rules to disability pension by the 1979 Swedish pension reform on immigrant retirement behavior. The reform made disability pension in the form of basic pension available to a wider group of immigrants. READ MORE

  7. 20. International Capital Flows : Effects, Defects and Possibilities

    Author : Petroulas Pavlos; Rikard Forslid; Mårten Palme; Frode Steen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Short-Term Capital Flows and Growth in Developed and Emerging Markets: A lot of attention has been directed towards recent financial crises. Empirical studies have found that short-term flows increase financial fragility and also increase the probability of financial crises. READ MORE