Search for dissertations about: "nordic economic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 90 swedish dissertations containing the words nordic economic.

  2. 1. Return Migration from Sweden : A Longitudinal Analysis

    Author : Martin Klinthäll; Tommy Bengtsson; Barry Chiswick; Lund Unviversity Department of Economic History; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Return migration; immigrants; labour migration; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia;

    Abstract : Return migration is one of the least studied areas within migration research, although it has major implications for both sending and receiving societies. The importance of the phenomenon is shown by the fact that more than 50 percent of the immigrants who arrived in Sweden in 1970 had returned after twenty years. READ MORE

  4. 2. International Asset Pricing, Diversification and Links between National Stock Markets

    Author : Birger Nilsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Financial science; Finansiering; economic systems; economic theory; Economics; econometrics; Simulated Annealing; Capital Market Liberalization; International Asset Pricing; Diversification;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained empirical studies on international financial economics. The common economic theme is that all three studies deal with international stock market return and risk. READ MORE

  5. 3. Will You Intermarry Me? : Determinants and Consequences of Immigrant-Native Intermarriage in Contemporary Nordic Settings

    Author : Annika Elwert; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; intermarriage; assortative mating; racial discrimination; immigrant integration;

    Abstract : This dissertation examines the determinants and consequences of immigrant-native intermarriage in two Nordic countries, Sweden and Denmark, between 1980 and 2011. An increase in immigration during the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first century in the countries under study was accompanied by an increase in intermarriage. READ MORE

  6. 4. "Anyone could do that" : Nordic perspectives on competence in tourism

    Author : Kajsa G. Åberg; Dieter K. Müller; Roger Marjavaara; Doris Carson; Tim Coles; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; tourism; education; workforce; competence; destination management; destination development; recruitment; Sweden; Finland; Norway; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : In academic reasoning, as well as policy rhethoric, much attention has been drawn to the low thresholds to employment and entrepreneurship in tourism. The purpose of this thesis is to go beyond the simplified images and examine the educational characteristics of the tourism workforce in a way that includes both a geographical and work task related aspect. READ MORE

  7. 5. Squeezed in Midlife : Studies of unpaid caregiving among working-age men and women across Europe

    Author : Elisa Labbas; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Unpaid caregiving; Care for older people; Labour supply; Psychological well-being; Sickness absence; Double burden; Welfare states; Gender; Europe; SHARE;

    Abstract : Population ageing means that increasingly many are faced with the dual demands of paid work while providing unpaid care to older family members. Caregiving requires time and energy, with implications for paid work and well-being. The challenges faced by individuals add up and therefore also impact national economies. READ MORE