Search for dissertations about: "economics of alcohol"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words economics of alcohol.
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1. Causes and Consequences of Early-life Conditions : Alcohol, Pollution and Parental Leave Policies
Abstract : Essay I: This paper studies the effect of air pollution on infant health in Sweden. Combining register panel data on birth outcomes and family characteristics with pollution data, I estimate the effect of particulate matter (PM10) on several birth outcomes that previously have been shown to be predictive of future outcomes. READ MORE
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2. Automation and the Consequences of Occupational Decline
Abstract : Essay I. Automation affects workers because it affects the return to their skills when performing different tasks. I propose a general equilibrium model of occupational choice and technological change which takes two important labor market features into account: (i) automation happens to tasks and (ii) workers have bundled skills. READ MORE
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3. State and industrial actions to influence consumer behavior
Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory part and three papers.Paper [I] examines how taxes affect consumption of commodities that are detrimental to health and the environment. READ MORE
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4. Essays on the Demand for Alcohol in Sweden - Review and Applied Demand Studies
Abstract : The review and Paper I present applications of economics to the use of alcohol. The review considers the demand for alcohol. The first paper also considers taxes and other alcohol policy measures, social costs and economic evaluations. READ MORE
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5. Caring, Sharing, and Childbearing : Essays on Labor Supply, Infant Health, and Family Policies
Abstract : Essay I: I study the consequences on labor market outcomes and sick leave of having an elderly parent in need of care. Caring for an elderly parent may be associated with opportunity costs such as productivity loss on the labor market if informal caregivers are of working age. READ MORE