Search for dissertations about: "immigrants"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 312 swedish dissertations containing the word immigrants.

  2. 16. Immigrant Careers - Why Country of Origin Matters

    Author : Jonas Helgertz; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; income attainment; early-life; glass ceiling; occupational mobility; immigrants; labor market; Sweden; pre-migration characteristics; linguistic distance;

    Abstract : This dissertation examines the labor market outcomes of a population of natives and immigrants in Sweden from 1968 and until 2001. Previous research has consistently pointed to the importance of an individual’s country of origin, without being able to fully explain why this is the case. READ MORE

  4. 17. Integrationens arenor : En studie av flyktingmottagande, arbete, boende, förenings- och församlingsliv i tre kommuner : [a study of refugee policy, employment, housing, and social and community affiliations in three Swedish municipalities]

    Author : Andreas Sandberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic geography; arenas of integration; immigrants; Lycksele; Sollentuna; Katrineholm; Sweden; Kulturgeografi; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; kulturgeografi; Social and Economic Geography;

    Abstract : This dissertation is a comparative study of three Swedish localities: Sollentuna, Katrineholm, and Lycksele. The overall aim of the study is to explore variations in local outcomes regarding the integration of immigrants in these three Swedish municipalities. READ MORE

  5. 18. Essays on Household Finance

    Author : Marieke Bos; Eskil Wadensjö; Luigi Guiso; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Consumer credit; Alternative credit; Pawn credit; Lending policy; Credit Scoring; Immigrants; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of three self-contained essays on household finance.  “Pawn Credit and the Importance of Financial Exclusion” explores the importance of access to regular credit to the demand for pawn credit. READ MORE

  6. 19. Differences and similarities in work absence behavior : - empirical evidence from micro data

    Author : Maria Nilsson; Mårten Palme; Jan Erik Askildsen; Växjö universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; moral hazard; gender difference; immigrants; panel data; count data models; fixed effects; finite mixture models; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays about absenteeism. Essay I analyzes if the design of the insurance system affects work absence, i.e. the classic insurance problem of moral hazard. READ MORE

  7. 20. Immigrants' income and family migration

    Author : Saman Rashid; Thomas Aronssson; Björn Gustafsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Immigrant; wage earnings; labour participation; family income; family investments; intenal migration; immigrant women; family migration; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three papers studying the economic situation of immigrants in Sweden in terms of wage earnings, labor participation and family internal migration. Paper [I] (http://www.econ.umu. READ MORE