Search for dissertations about: "human capital spillover"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words human capital spillover.

  2. 1. Labor, Trade and Finance : Essays in Applied Economics

    Author : Mengyi Cao; Mårten Palme; Mikael Lindahl; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Human Capital; Education; Home Equity; International Trade; Pension Plan; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I: Credit Constraint and College Attendance. This paper shows that housing wealth alleviate credit constraints for potential college attendees by enabling home owners to extract equity from their property and invest it in the education. READ MORE

  4. 2. Inputs and Incentives in Education

    Author : J. Lucas Tilley; Helena Holmlund; Olmo Silva; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adult education; human capital; performance incentives; school resources; student achievement; teacher credentials; teacher sorting; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I.  Educational interventions that increase the quality or quantity of school resources may have a limited impact on student achievement if students lack sufficient effort or motivation. A more effective way of raising achievement could be incentivizing students to perform well in school. READ MORE

  5. 3. Marriage, money and migration

    Author : Johanna Åström; Olle Westerlund; Nina Smith; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Regional migration; two earner households; marriage; education; human capital spillover; specialization; assortative mating; remarriage; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of a summary and four self-contained papers.Paper [I] examines the effects of interregional migration on gross earnings in married and cohabiting couples. In particular, we examine the link between education level and income gains. READ MORE

  6. 4. Exploring the links between knowledge spillovers, trade, productivity, and innovation

    Author : Ingrid Viklund Ros; Hans Lööf; Anders Broström; Bettina Peters; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers which consider internal and external determinants of innovation, productivity, or export at the firm level sing matched panel data from various national and international databases.In the first paper, we examine a universal set of Swedish employer-employee panel data for the period 2000-2014. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on the Interplay between Multinational Enterprises and Spatial Economies

    Author : Simon Falck; Hans Westlund; Folke Snickars; Henrik Blomgren; Lars Westin; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multinational Enterprises; Foreign Direct Investment; Firm location; Spillovers; Regional Development Policy and Analysis; Spatial Distributions of Economic Activity; Functional regions; Sweden;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis concerns the interplay between multinational enterprises (MNE) and spatial economies, with an orientation towards the location and spillover effects of inward foreign direct investments (FDI). The thesis consists of four essays that are self-contained studies. READ MORE