Search for dissertations about: "impact of education on child labour"

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2. 1. Från arbete till hobby : En studie av pedagogisk filantropi i de svenska arbetsstugorna

   Author : Ole Olsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; History of childhood; child care; child labour; child saving; education; philanthropy; social welfare; welfare state; profession; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : The overall objective of this study is to examine why the arbetsstuga unlike other philanthropic projects, did not survive the introduction and establishment of the Swedish welfare state. The aim formulated for arbetsstugor by their initiators was to provide meaningful after-school activities for the poorest children between seven and fourteen years of age who attended public elementary schools. READ MORE

4. 2. 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

5. 3. Education and Fertility : Dynamic Interrelations between Women’s Educational Level, Educational Field and Fertility in Sweden

   Author : Karin Tesching; Gunnar Andersson; Ronald R. Rindfuss; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; education; educational level; educational field; fertility; Sweden; Demography; demografi;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses three aspects of the link between a woman’s educational trajectory and her childbearing behaviour. Special attention is paid to educational field as a further dimension of education next to educational enrolment and educational level. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays in Empirical Labour Economics : Family Background, Gender and Earnings

   Author : Lalaina Hirvonen; Anders Björklund; Tor Eriksson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Intergenerational mobility; Assortative mating; Nonlinearity; Female labour force participation; Sex-mix composition; Cognitive and non-cognitive abilities; Education; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : All three essays in this thesis are concerned with the interrelation of family, gender and labour market outcomes. The first paper investigates family earnings mobility between parents and sons, and parents and daughters, highlighting the role of assortative mating. The results suggest that daughters are more mobile than sons. READ MORE

7. 5. Studies on the Determinants and Effects of Health, Inequality and Labour Supply: Micro and Macro Evidence

   Author : Ruth-Aïda Nahum; Thomas Lindh; Per-Anders Edin; Mårten Palme; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Economics; baby boom; child health; cohort effects; earnings profiles; income inequality; labour supply; liquidity constraint; panel data; psychosocial health; regional economic growth; sickness absence; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained essays.Essay I (with Susanne Dahlberg) estimates cohort size effects on earnings profiles and further assesses whether these profiles are affected by the individuals' position in the baby boom. READ MORE