Search for dissertations about: "Michael Tåhlin"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Michael Tåhlin.

2. 1. What's Sex Got to Do with It? Women and Men in European Labour Markets

   Author : Karin Halldén; Michael Tåhlin; Magnus Nermo; Donald Tomaskovic-Devey; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender inequality; labour market; country comparisons; skills; work-family balance; part-time; maternity parental leave; childcare; family policy; Sweden; Europe; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four empirical studies on women and men in European labour markets. Study I examines effects of the sex of the immediate supervisor on the time men and women spend in initial on-the-job training (OJT) in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Social Reproduction and Lifelong Learning

   Author : Martin Hällsten; Michael Tåhlin; Magnus Bygren; Yossef Shavit; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; class inequality; social stratification; educational choice; lifelong learning; returns on education; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained papers that deal with social reproduction and lifelong learning in Sweden and all use large-scale longitudinal data from public registers. The first paper analyses inequality by class origin in programme choice at university. READ MORE

5. 3. Mind the Gap : Essays on Explanations of Gender Wage Inequality

   Author : Charlotta Magnusson; Michael Tåhlin; Charlotta Stern; Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender wage gap; labour market; occupational prestige; devaluation theory; work-family balance; Sweden; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : The gender wage gap is accounted for to a substantial degree by the sex composition of occupations. The present thesis examines the mechanisms that produce this pattern. In particular, the theory of devaluation, currently the most widely accepted sociological explanation, is tested. READ MORE

6. 4. Motives matter : Intrinsic motivation in work learning and labor market performance

   Author : Johan Westerman; Michael Tåhlin; Stephanie Plenty; Martin Hällsten; Daniel Oesch; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Work motivation; Job mobility; Labor market inequality; Wages; On-the-job training; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This dissertation examines the importance of individual work motivation for two crucial dimensions of inequality: work learning and labor market performance. The first dimension relates to learning activities at work, and the second to wage attainment and knowledge-oriented task assignment. READ MORE