Search for dissertations about: "Pensions"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the word Pensions.

2. 21. Disability and work in Sweden

   Author : Peter Skogman Thoursie; Richard Burkhauser; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Occupational Attainment and Earnings ( the Case of the Disabled This paper offers, for the first time, estimates of the extent of unexplained wage differentials between disabled and nondisabled workers in Sweden. According to studies of wage differentials between disabled and nondisabled workers in the United States, the unexplained component accounts for almost 50 per cent of the differential between the two groups. READ MORE

4. 22. Prospective cohort studies of disability pension and mortality in a Swedish county

   Author : Nadine Karlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Disability pension; risk factor; mortality; labour market; long-term sickness absence; cohort; diagnoses; musculoskeletal; psychiatric; cardiovascular; suicide;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to study risk factors for disability pension, focusing on sociodemographic risk factors and sick-leave diagnoses, and also to investigate the risk of mortality among disability pension recipients. The research comprised four register studies of all people in the Östergötland County who were 16 64 years of age in December 1984, representing a total cohort of 245,704 persons. READ MORE

5. 23. Essays on Savings Behavior, Inflation Measurement, and Growth

   Author : Markus Peters; Per Krusell; Roine Vestman; Tobias Laun; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Savings; pension reform; inattention; present bias; output growth; inflation; measurement; PPI micro data; input-output; networks; intermediate inputs; structural change; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The Impact of Pension Reform on Household Income and Savings: A Quantitative Analysis of the Swedish CaseIncreases in life expectancy cause challenges for defined benefit pension systems. Sweden is one of few countries having undertaken a major reform aimed at creating a financially sustainable pension system. READ MORE

6. 24. Signs, symptoms, and disability related to the musculo-skeletal system : studies of home care personnel and patients with fibromyalgia

   Author : Gunnar Lundberg; Ulrich Moritz; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Low back pain (LBP) and neck/shoulder pain are the major reasons for sickness absence and disability pensions in Sweden. The working situation of home care personnel in Sweden frequently requires heavy lifting and forward bending and workers report high prevalences of work-related musculo-skeletal pain and high frequencies of work accidents, especially lower back injuries. READ MORE

7. 25. Economic aspects on obesity. Results from the Swedish obese subjects study

   Author : Kristina Narbro; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : obesity; controlled intervention study; surgery; weight loss; economics; sick leave; disability pension; willingness to pay; in-patient care; pharmaceuticals.;

   Abstract : Aims: To analyse the patterns of sick leave, disability pension and drug consumption, and the willingness to pay (WTP) for obesity treatment among obese individuals. To estimate indirect obesity-related morbidity costs and direct costs of medication in relation to these costs in the general population. READ MORE