Search for dissertations about: "Skill Premium"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Skill Premium.
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1. Essays on the Skill Premium
Abstract : The thesis consists of three separate essays about wage inequality in industrialized countries. In the first essay, it is shown that an increased supply of high-skill workers can increase the wage rate and increase the relative wage of high-skill workers. READ MORE
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2. Das Human-Kapital : Emerging Patterns in the Class Structure
Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained papers in theoretical and computational macroeconomics and growth theory with income inequality and human capital accumulation as common themes. The first paper investigates what level of income tax progressivity is welfare-optimal given modern patterns of income inequality in the US. READ MORE
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3. Firms, International Competition, and the Labor Market
Abstract : Essay 1: We propose a model of cross-border acquisitions in which multinational enterprises (MNEs) and private equity-firms (PE) compete over domestic assets. MNEs' advantage lies in firm-specific synergies, whereas PE-firms are good at restructuring. READ MORE
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4. Essays on Index Investment : index inclusions, managerial skill, and the rise of passive management
Abstract : “Trading on Index Constituent Changes: Active vs. Passive Fund Management” studies mutual funds’ trading related to constituent changes in major Russell indices. READ MORE
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5. Empirical Essays on Earnings Inequality
Abstract : The thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay I decomposes the cross-sectional variance of male annual earnings in Sweden between 1960 and 1990 into permanent and transitory components and compares the results to the U.S. evidence. READ MORE