Search for dissertations about: "Wage Level and Structure"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words Wage Level and Structure.

2. 1. Partial and General Equilibrium Effects of Unemployment Insurance : Identification, Estimation and Inference

   Author : Mathias von Buxhoeveden; Björn Öckert; Johan Vikström; Rafael Lalive; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labor Economics; Unemployment Insurance; Wage Level and Structure; Job Search; Duration Analysis; Econometric and Statistical Methods; Selection Models; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay I: Wage setting models typically posit a tight relationship between the generosity of unemployment insurance (UI) and equilibrium wages. This paper estimates the effect of UI on workers’ wages. READ MORE

4. 2. Impact of international competition on Swedish manufacturing : individual and firm-level evidence from the 1990s

   Author : Nannan Lundin; Pär Hansson; Lars Lundberg; Jozef Konings; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; export; firm-level productivity; reallocation; import discipline; market structure; mark-up; product differentiation; matched employer-employee data; inter-industry wage structure; nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers examining the impact of international competition on Swedish manufacturing and labor market during the 1990s. By using detailed individual and firm-level information I aim to investigate how increased exposure to international trade, in terms of both export orientation and import penetration, affects technology development, profitability and wage structure. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on macroeconomic fluctuations and nominal wage rigidity

   Author : Åsa Johansson; Steinar Holden; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labour market; Monetary policy; Wage determination; Wages; Monetary policy; Löner; Sysselsättning; Penningpolitik; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays on labor market and monetary policy.The essay ”The Interaction Between Labor Market Policy and Monetary Policy: An Analysis of Time Inconsistency Problems” studies the interaction between time inconsistency problems in labor market policy and monetary policy. READ MORE

6. 4. Labour productivity and international trade

   Author : Lihong Yun; Lars Lundberg; Adam Szirmai; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labour productivity; labour demand; inter-industry wage premium; export; import penetration; FDI; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The aims of the four treatises contained in here are to investigate the determinants of export (and FDI) and possible impacts of international trade on labour productivity, labour demand and inter-industry wage premiums. Paper [1] uses shift-share method and augmented production function-approach. READ MORE

7. 5. Institutions and incentives in monetary and fiscal policy

   Author : Gunnar Jonsson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Penningpolitik;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of five independent papers, which are summarized as follows. ”Fiscal Policy when Monetary Policy is Tied to the Mast” analyzes the time inconsistency problem of both exchange rate policy and fiscal policy in a small open economy. The equilibrium under discretion is characterized by inflation and a deficit. READ MORE