Search for dissertations about: "parental leave in Swedish"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 swedish dissertations containing the words parental leave in Swedish.

2. 1. Essays on Parental Leave : The Influence of Social Gender Norms, Gender-Role Stereotypes, and Parental Child Gender Bias

   Author : Asuman Erenel; Magnus Carlsson; Jens Agerström; Erica Lindahl; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; parental leave; parental leave usage; social gender norms; survey experiment; gender equality; implicit association test; gender-role stereotypes; parental child gender bias; parental behavior; family economics; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays on parental leave uptake and other parental behaviors, investigating the effects of social gender norms, gender-role stereotypes, and parental child gender bias.Essay 1 (co-authored with Jens Agerström and Magnus Carlsson): We investigate how social gender norms influence parental leave uptake intentions by conducting two separate survey experiments on prospective fathers (N = 877) and mothers (N = 882) in the UK. READ MORE

4. 2. Studies on the Swedish Parental Insurance

   Author : Anna Amilon; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; economic policy; satisfaction; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; interdependence of preferences; signaling effects; cohabiting mothers; single mothers; parental leave; intra-household sharing; temporary parental leave; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

   Abstract : This thesis contains an introductory chapter and three essays, all considering different aspects of the Swedish parental insurance. In the first two essays, different aspects of temporary parental leave (leave from work to take care of a sick child) are investigated, whereas the third essay considers parental leave (leave from work to take care of a new-born child). READ MORE

5. 3. Essays in Swedish Family Policy

   Author : Malin Tallås Ahlzén; Anne Boschini; Erik Lindqvist; Lisa Laun; Rita Ginja; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public economics; labor economics; gender; parental leave; quotas; childcare; cognitive development; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Parental Leave Quotas: Peer Effects and Workplace Related CostsIn this paper, I estimate whether the introduction and expansion of parental leave quotas in Sweden triggered spillovers at the workplace level. Using a regression discontinuity design, I find that the introduction of the quota did not affect the uptake of parental leave of male coworkers. READ MORE

6. 4. Causes and Consequences of Early-life Conditions : Alcohol, Pollution and Parental Leave Policies

   Author : Jenny Jans; J. Peter Nilsson; Per Johansson; Arizo Karimi; Matthew Neidell; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Air pollution; alcohol availability; parental leave policies; health; educational attainment; earnings; time investments; child outcomes; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay I: This paper studies the effect of air pollution on infant health in Sweden. Combining register panel data on birth outcomes and family characteristics with pollution data, I estimate the effect of particulate matter (PM10) on several birth outcomes that previously have been shown to be predictive of future outcomes. READ MORE

7. 5. Parental leave institutions in eighteen post-war welfare states

   Author : Tommy Ferrarini; Sheila Shaver; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This study applies a macro-comparative and institutional approach to the study of incentive structures, determinants and outcomes of legislated parental leave benefits. Parental leave is defined as all benefits directed to mothers, fathers or both parents to facilitate parental childcare during the early post-natal period. READ MORE