Search for dissertations about: "wage inequalities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words wage inequalities.

  2. 1. Essays on Immigrants and Institutional Change in Sweden

    Author : Mikael Ohlson; Mårten Palme; Per Lundborg; Växjö universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; retirement; disability; self-selection; immigrants; wage inequalities; wage discrimination; product market deregulation; competition; naturalization; citizenship; ; economic impact; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays about immigrants’ experiences in Sweden. They all focus on the interaction between institutional settings and effects on immigrants’ economic conditions. READ MORE

  4. 2. Education, Stratification and Reform : Educational Institutions in Comparative Perspective

    Author : Marcus Österman; Joakim Palme; Karl-Oskar Lindgren; Jan Teorell; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Detracking; Education; Educational institutions; Educational inequalities; Education policy; Educational reform; Educational systems; Equality; Political economy; Political Parties; Social Trust; Tracking; Vocational education; Vocational training; Varieties of Capitalism; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : The main argument of this thesis is that research has to take the institutional character of education seriously. Educational institutions carry considerable weight for outcomes of education and their design is a matter of intense political debate. READ MORE

  5. 3. Inequalities and Age-Related Disadvantages in Late Working Life and Labour Market Exit in Sweden

    Author : Gülin Öylü; Andreas Motel-Klingebiel; Susanne Kelfve; Joop Schippers; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social inequality; Late working life; Older workers; Labour market exit; Labour market attachment; Life course; Age-related disadvantages; Hiring of older workers; Sweden; Social ojämlikhet; Sent arbetsliv; Äldre arbetstagare; Utträde från arbetsmarknaden; Arbetsmarknadsanknytning; Livslopp; Åldersrelaterade nackdelar; Anställning av äldre arbetstagare; Sverige;

    Abstract : The participation of older individuals in the labour market has increased as a result of recent demographic and societal shifts, as well as reforms of pension and social security systems. However, employment inequalities in late working life and labour market exit persist. READ MORE

  6. 4. Determinants of Health Capital at Birth: Evidence from Policy Interventions

    Author : Simona Bejenariu; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; health at birth; Romania; program evaluation; maternity leave benefits; austerity measures; fertility;

    Abstract : Paper I: Austerity Measures and Infant Health. Lessons from an Unexpected Wage Cut Policy We investigate the effects on health at birth of a shock generated by a major (25%) and unexpected wage cut austerity measure that affected all public sector employees in Romania in 2010. READ MORE

  7. 5. Consider her adversity : four essays on gender inequality in the labor market

    Author : Mia Hultin; Donald Tpomaskovic-Devey; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : Paper I: Gender Differences in Workplace Authority:Discrimination and the Role of Organizational LeadersThis paper examines to what extent discrimination accounts for inequalities in authority exertion between women and men in the Swedish labor market. Processes governing authority attainment are studied in terms of human capital and family responsibilities as well as of the horizontal sex segregation in the labor market. READ MORE