Search for dissertations about: "Self-selection"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the word Self-selection.

2. 21. Does education cause participation in politics?

   Author : Mikael J Persson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Political participation;

   Abstract : In most studies of political behavior in Western countries, it is found that individuals with higher education participate to a greater extent in political activities than individuals with lower levels of education. According to the conventional view, education increases skills and knowledge but also affects political interest and political efficacy; factors that all in turn trigger political participation. READ MORE

4. 22. Exploring the links between knowledge spillovers, trade, productivity, and innovation

   Author : Ingrid Viklund Ros; Hans Lööf; Anders Broström; Bettina Peters; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers which consider internal and external determinants of innovation, productivity, or export at the firm level sing matched panel data from various national and international databases.In the first paper, we examine a universal set of Swedish employer-employee panel data for the period 2000-2014. READ MORE

5. 23. Essays on Capital Structure

   Author : Hossein Asgharian; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; Extreme Bound Analysis; Selection bias; Lisrel; Semiparametric; Nonparametric; Financial distress; Panel data analysis; Leverage; Capital structure; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

   Abstract : Chapter 2 analyses the relationship between capital structure and industry classification of Swedish firms. This study also analyses the determinants of the capital structure at the industry level. READ MORE

6. 24. Preference Effects in the Treatment of Panic Disorder

   Author : Martin Svensson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Preference effects; Doubly randomised controlled preference trial; ; Panic disorder; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Psychodynamic therapy;

   Abstract : Patient preferences have drawn considerable attention as a potential moderator of treatment outcome. The Doubly Randomised Controlled Preference Trial (DRCPT) in which patients are randomised to a choice between two or more treatments or random assignment to one of these same treatments is considered one of the most rigorous tests of the effects of patient preferences on outcomes. READ MORE

7. 25. Essays on discrimination, welfare and labor supply

   Author : Roger Wahlberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender Wage Gap; Endogenous Schooling; Panel Data; Occupational Segregation; Labor;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of five papers in applied labor economics. The first two papers are related to wage discrimination between males and females, whereas the next two papers are related to labor supply and welfare participation, while the last paper analysis early retirement in Sweden. READ MORE