Search for dissertations about: "Marriage market"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words Marriage market.

  2. 1. Marriage, money and migration

    Author : Johanna Åström; Olle Westerlund; Nina Smith; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Regional migration; two earner households; marriage; education; human capital spillover; specialization; assortative mating; remarriage; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of a summary and four self-contained papers.Paper [I] examines the effects of interregional migration on gross earnings in married and cohabiting couples. In particular, we examine the link between education level and income gains. READ MORE

  4. 2. An Economic Analysis of Marriage and Divorce

    Author : Kristian Bolin; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonomisk politik; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; economic theory; Economics; econometrics; Marriage duration; Efficient spousal support; Dominance; Parental altruism; Divorce rule; Equality; Marriage; Divorce;

    Abstract : The first chapter develops a theoretical model of marriage and divorce. The model has two periods and assumes Pareto efficient time allocations. There is a risk of divorce in the second period, which is modeled as exogenously given. READ MORE

  5. 3. The marriage market : how do you compare?

    Author : Lena Edlund; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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  6. 4. Family Formation in Sweden around the Turn of the New Millennium

    Author : Sofi Ohlsson-Wijk; Gunnar Andersson; Ann-Zofie Duvander; Wendy Sigle; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; family formation; marriage; childbearing; fertility; Sweden; labor market; occupation; sex segregation; workplace; gender; values; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

    Abstract : This thesis contains four empirical studies that examine patterns in family formation in Sweden around the turn of the new millennium. This is an interesting context for the topic because Sweden is often seen as a forerunner in family-demographic change as well as in gender equality and value developments. READ MORE

  7. 5. Ready, Willing and Able : The Divorce Transition in Sweden 1915-1974

    Author : Glenn Sandström; L Vikström; Bart Van de Putte; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; history; divorce; marriage; Sweden; twentieth century; gender regime; emancipation; individualism; dual-provider model; socio-economic growth; de-familialization; welfare state;

    Abstract : This thesis attempts to extend the historical scope of divorce research in Sweden by providing an analysis ofhow the variations in the divorce rate over time and across geographical areas are connected to the economic, normative and institutional restructuring of Swedish society during the period 1915-1974. The thesis finds that the economic reshaping of Sweden into a modern market economy is at the center of the process that has resulted in decreased marital stability during the twentieth century. READ MORE