Search for dissertations about: "neighbourhood effect"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the words neighbourhood effect.
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1. Phantom of the Neighbourhood : Longitudinal Studies on Area-based Conditions and Individual Outcomes
Abstract : This dissertation consists of three self-contained but interrelated empirical studies focusing on theoretical, empirical and political questions in the multidisciplinary field of neighbourhood effect research. Along with a comprehensive introductory essay, each study addresses questions concerning the potential influence of neighbourhood characteristics on individual social and economic outcomes at different life stages. READ MORE
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2. What's neighbourhood got to do with it? : the influence of neighbourhood context on crime and reactions to crime
Abstract : The overarching aim of this thesis is to contribute to an increased understanding of how the neighbourhood context acts to influence individual reactions to crime. The general framework is that the social and physical make-up of residential neighbourhoods influences individuals, over and above individual background characteristics. READ MORE
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3. Residential Mobility and Neighbourhood Effects: A Holistic Approach
Abstract : The number of studies estimating neighbourhood effects has increased rapidly during the last two decades. Although results from these studies vary, a majority find at least small effects. READ MORE
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4. Essays on Ethnic Segregation and Economic Outcomes
Abstract : Essay 1: This paper studies tipping behaviour in the residential mobility of the native population inSweden between 1990 and 2007. Using regression discontinuity methods, we find that thegrowth in native population in a neighbourhood discontinuously drops once aneighbourhood’s immigrant share exceeds the identified tipping point. READ MORE
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5. Networks and Success : Access and Use of Social Capital among Young Adults in Sweden
Abstract : The thesis explores the role of social capital in shaping inequality among young adults. Social capital is defined as resources embedded in a social network and the thesis investigates differences in access to social capital, and the effects in the labor market and the housing market. READ MORE