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2. 1. Child Support Law in California and Sweden : a Comparison Across Welfare State Models

   Author : Elizabeth Stuart Perry; Viola Boström; Pär Hallström; Nick Wikeley; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; child support; family law; comparative law; comparative family law; Scandinavia; welfare state; California family law; Swedish family law; welfare law; financial consequences of divorce; solo parent households; sociology of the family; social democratic welfare state model; liberal welfare state model; child support reform; child support enforcement; child maintenance; United States child support; child support theory; underhåll till barn; underhållsbidrag; underhållsstöd; välfärdsmodeller; Kalifornien; amerikansk familjerätt; familjerätt; family law;

   Abstract : Ensuring just distribution of and adequate funding for children whose parents do not live together is a global legal challenge. It affects many families as well as every legal jurisdiction’s welfare state and family law. READ MORE

4. 2. Health, economics, and feminism : on judging fairness and reform

   Author : Anna Månsdotter; Lars Lindholm; Ann Öhman; Finn Diderichsen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : women men; health wealth; fairness reform;

   Abstract : Introduction: The point of departure in this thesis is that women live longer than men, while men have more power, influence and resources, and probably better health-related quality of life, than women. In order to judge and act from this situation, the classical idea that both facts and values are needed for conclusion is adopted. READ MORE

5. 3. Laws, Attitudes and Public Policy

   Author : Niklas Jakobsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Attitudes; Child care; Economics;

   Abstract : Paper 1: Do laws affect attitudes? An assessment of the Norwegian prostitution law using longitudinal data The question of whether laws affect attitudes has inspired scholars across many disciplines, but empirical knowledge is sparse. Using longitudinal survey data from Norway and Sweden, collected before and after the implementation of a Norwegian law criminalizing the purchase of sexual services, we assess the short-run effects on attitudes using a difference-indifferences approach. READ MORE

6. 4. "Everybody knows every child should be educated" : The Strive Towards Universal Primary Education in Tanzania

   Author : Karin Lindsjö; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Universal Primary Education; parental perceptions; quality; inclusion; contributions; rura-urban conditions; rural livelihoods; Iringa Region; Tanzania; grundskola; föräldraperspektiv; skolkvalité; inklusion; skolbidrag; rurala-urbana förhållande; ruralt levebröd; Iringa; Tanzania;

   Abstract : In 2001, the first Primary Education Development Plan declared that the previous obligatory primary education fee was to be abolished in Tanzania. This was an attempt to increase the access to public primary education for all children. READ MORE

7. 5. Education and the Family : Essays in Empirical Labour Economics

   Author : Helena Holmlund; Anders Björklund; Sandra Black; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economics of education; family economics; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Estimating Long-Term Consequences of Teenage Childbearing: An Examination of the Siblings Approach In the study of the consequences of teenage motherhood, the siblings approach has been proposed as a strategy to control for unobserved family background. Revisiting this literature, my contribution in adopting the siblings approach lies in controlling for heterogeneity within the family by using pre-motherhood school performance, a characteristic that differs across sisters. READ MORE