Search for dissertations about: "Per Skedinger"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Per Skedinger.

  2. 1. Essays on investment in human capital

    Author : Christian Kjellström; Per Skedinger; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Heterogeneous On-the-job Training: Implications for the Specification and Estimation of the human Capital Earnings FunctionDespite the centrality of heterogeneous on-the-job training in human capital theory, this is rarely accounted for in the estimation. The empirical findings indicate that individual-specific components in the earnings function are stochastic. READ MORE

  4. 2. Unseen Job Creators and Seniority Rules : Two essays on firm growth barriers

    Author : Anders Bornhäll; Sven-Olov Daunfeldt; Per Skedinger; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys;

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  5. 3. Toward more inclusive labor markets : A firm-level perspective on hiring outsiders

    Author : Hans Seerar Westerberg; Dan Johansson; Sven-Olov Daunfeldt; Per Skedinger; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labor costs; minimum wage; payroll tax; employment; immigrants; unemployment; high-growth firms;

    Abstract : This thesis contains five self-contained papers on firms’ hiring decisions regarding outsiders and how these decisions interact with insiders. Outsiders are broadly defined as people with a weak labor market position, e.g., unemployed, non-Western migrants or minimum-wage workers. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on temporary work agencies and the economic analysis of law

    Author : Morgan Westéus; Thomas Aronsson; Per Skedinger; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; temporary work agency; family work experience; young adults; Sweden; labour law; EU direc- tive; unemployment; unjust dismissals; negotiations; settlements; labour unions; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory chapter and four self-contained papers on temporary work agenciesand the economic analysis of law.Paper [I] adds to the theoretical literature on the incentives of Temporary Work Agencies (TWAs). READ MORE

  7. 5. Structural Change, Match Quality, and Integration in the Labor Market

    Author : Simon Ek; Peter Fredriksson; Georg Graetz; Maarten Goos; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Structural change; Outside options; Match quality; Integration of immigrants; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I: Are workers with poor outside opportunities less responsive and more susceptible to negative demand shifts in routine occupations? To answer this, I create and estimate an occupation specialization index (OSI) using Swedish register data and machine learning tools. It measures the expected difference in utility between a worker's occupation and his best non-routine outside option. READ MORE