Sökning: "Income comparison"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 107 avhandlingar innehållade orden Income comparison.
1. Others’ income, one’s own fate : How income inequality, relative social position and social comparisons contribute to disparities in health
Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
2. Immigrants' income and family migration
Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
3. Essays on Social Comparison
Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
4. School Reform, Educational Achievement and Lifetime Income : Essays in Empirical Labor Economics
Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
5. Family Background and Individual Achievement : Essays in Empirical Labour Economics
Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER