Search for dissertations about: "Per Pettersson-lidbom"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Per Pettersson-lidbom.

2. 1. Elections, party politics and economic policy

   Author : Per Pettersson Lidbom; Alberto Alesina; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three papers on elections, party politics and economic policy.Do Parties Matter for Fiscal Policy Choices addresses the question whether parties matter for fiscal policy, i.e., government spending and the level of taxes. READ MORE

4. 2. Public Health Programmes, Healthcare and Child Health

   Author : Daniel Knutsson; Per Pettersson-Lidbom; Mårten Palme; Sonia Bhalotra; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public Health; Mortality; Infant Mortality; Piped Water; Well-visits; Crowding; Delivery Care; Sulfa; Information; Clean Water; Neonatal Mortality; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained chapters.Modern Medicine, Public Policy and Infant Health: Evidence from a Preventive Health Programme in Sweden. This paper explores a universal preventive health programme targeting infants that coincided in time with the introduction and availability of an early antibiotic, sulfa. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on Female Policymakers and Policy Outcomes

   Author : Li-Ju Chen; Per Pettersson-Lidbom; Lena Edlund; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; education; female legislator; political economy; distance to the technological frontier; gender quotas; policy outcomes; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of three papers, summarized as follows. "Female Policymakers and Educational Expenditures: Cross-Country Evidence" This paper investigates the influence of women in politics on decision-making using public educational expenditures as the outcome of interest. READ MORE

6. 4. One coin - One vote : the rural political power shift that pushed Sweden towards industrialization

   Author : Erik Lindgren; Björn Tyrefors; Per Pettersson-Lidbom; Erik Grönqvist; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Development; Education; Infrastructure Investment; Railroads; Historical data; Political Institutions; Infant mortality and Weather; Growth; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The Causal Effect of Political Power on the Provision of Public Education: Evidence from a Weighted Voting SystemWe estimate how political power affects the provision of public education in local governments, using data from a nondemocratic society where voters received votes in proportion to their taxable income. This was the system used in Swedish local governments during the period 1862–1909. READ MORE

7. 5. Empirical Essays on Public Policies : Social Insurances, Safety Nets, and Health Care

   Author : Louise Lorentzon; Per Pettersson-Lidbom; Jonathan de Quidt; Magnus Johannesson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Screening Efficiency in Sickness Insurance: Evidence from a Spell Limit ReformI estimate the effects of the removal of a limit on sick leave spells in the Swedish Sickness Insurance program, on labor market outcomes and sick leave. The removal of the spell limit led to longer sick leave spells. READ MORE