Search for dissertations about: "earnings"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 214 swedish dissertations containing the word earnings.

2. 1. Schooling, work experience and earnings : a study of determinants of earnings in a Third World corporate setting

   Author : Roland Duberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Comparative education; Causal analysis; Determinants of earnings; Developing nations; Earnings functions; LAMCO; Liberia; Macroeconomic theories; Path analysis; Salary wage differentials;

   Abstract : The aim of the study is: (1) to investigate determinants of earnings in a Third World corporate setting; (2) to estimate the relative importance of these determinants; (3) to compare the determinants between different sectors; and (4) to provide some evidence concerning the validity of a number of economic theories. A Third World country (Liberia) and a corporate setting (LAMCO) are described. READ MORE

4. 2. College choice and earnings among university graduates in Sweden

   Author : Kent Eliasson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; University enrollment; college choice; accessibility; earnings; ability; selection bias; propensity score matching; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three papers that examine college choice and earnings among university graduates in Sweden.Paper [I] analyzes how geographical accessibility to higher education affects university enrollment decisions in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on Child Care and Higher Education

   Author : Linda Holmlund; Magnus Wikström; Niklas Hanes; Torberg Falch; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Child care demand; subsidized child care; dual care provider model; local public expenditures; income taxation; college quality; earnings; selection on observables; university choice; earnings distribution; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of a summary and four self-contained papers. Paper [I] examines whether fathers influence the time their children spend in subsidized child care. Two non-nested models of family child care demand are estimated. READ MORE

6. 4. Empirical Essays on Earnings Inequality

   Author : Magnus Gustavsson; Per-Anders Edin; Stephen P. Jenkins; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Earnings inequality; Human capital; Panel data; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   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

7. 5. Education, Health, and Earnings – Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Young Adults

   Author : Ida Lovén; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Siblings; Family formation; Type 1 diabetes; Education; Earnings; Health;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four independent exploratory research papers contributing to the economic literature on child and adolescent health, and adult educational and labor market outcomes. Each paper considers type 1 diabetes and focuses on onset over a specific age span. READ MORE