Search for dissertations about: "income comparison"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 94 swedish dissertations containing the words income comparison.

2. 1. Others’ income, one’s own fate : How income inequality, relative social position and social comparisons contribute to disparities in health

   Author : Alexander Miething; Olle Lundberg; Monica Åberg Yngwe; Siegfried Geyer; Espen Dahl; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social inequality; health; income; subjective social position; income satisfaction; relative deprivation; Sweden; Germany; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to contribute to a greater understanding of how social inequalities in health evolve causally and to explore the missing links between social position and health in different social and economic contexts.A premise in the thesis is that in affluent societies, not only material aspects and purchasing power linked to income and social positions are important explanations for the health of individuals, but also the relative socio-economic standards in society. READ MORE

4. 2. 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

5. 3. Essays on Social Comparison

   Author : Fredrik W. Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Marginal degree of positionality; relative consumption; marginal propensity to consume; self-reported current happiness; self-reported expected future happiness; relative academic performance; comparison wage; permanent income consumers; current income consumers; rule of thumb consumers; aggregation bias; sick listing; social norms;

   Abstract : Paper 1: By using hypothetical choice experiments, this paper presents evidence that individuals’ concern for relative consumption depends on their relative consumption. Individuals with consumption levels above society’s average consumption level tend to have, in general, lower concern for relative consumption. READ MORE

6. 4. School Reform, Educational Achievement and Lifetime Income : Essays in Empirical Labor Economics

   Author : Anders Böhlmark; Anders Björklund; Dan-Olof Rooth; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economics of education; international migration; lifetime income; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The Impact of School Choice on Pupil Achievement, Segregation and Costs: Swedish Evidence. This paper evaluates school choice at the compulsory school level. We estimate the impact of an increased enrolment in private schools on average achievement using within-municipality variation over time. READ MORE

7. 5. Family Background and Individual Achievement : Essays in Empirical Labour Economics

   Author : Lena Lindahl; Anders Björklund; Matthew Lindquist; Øivind Anti Nilsen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Siblings; income; family background; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : College choice and subsequent earnings. Results using Swedish sibling data. This paper investigates the relationship between college choice and annual earnings, using within-family variation in college choice. READ MORE