Sökning: "Educational attainment"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 101 avhandlingar innehållade orden Educational attainment.

  1. 16. Cognitive development and educational attainment across the life span

    Författare :Rasmus Berggren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : In this thesis I explore two strands of research: in the first half I explore the effects of language learning on brain structure and cognitive function. In the second half I study to what extent educational attainment alter the rate of cognitive decline in old age. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Studies in Human Capital, Ability and Migration

    Författare :Martin Nordin; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; economic theory; ethnic segregation; school effect; Economics; econometrics; ethnic discrimination; productive skills; cognitive ability; test score; immigrant; second generation immigrant; educational attainment; wages; return to schooling; incomes; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonometri; ekonomisk politik;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introductory chapter followed by four separate papers. The papers deal with various aspects of human capital, ability and migration. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Issues of Complex Hierarchical Data and Multilevel Analysis : Applications in Empirical Economics

    Författare :Joel Karlsson; Ghazi Shukur; Håkan Locking; Scott Hacker; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multilevel modelling; Hierarchical modelling; Single farm payments; Part-time unemployment; Educational attainment; Performance evaluation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four individual essays and an introduction chapter. The essays are in the field of multilevel analysis of economic data. The first essay estimates capitalisation effects of farm attributes, with a particular focus on single farm payments (SFP), into the price of farms. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Stressful life events and risks for social exclusion in the youth-to-adulthood transition : Findings from Swedish longitudinal data

    Författare :Anna Kahlmeter; Susanne Alm; Olof Bäckman; Lars Brännström; Mattias Strandh; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Youth-to-adulthood transition; young adults; stressful life events; labour market; educational attainment; social exclusion; housing instability; economic hardship; social assistance; violent victimization; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : Family background and childhood conditions have long held a special position in the academic literature as an explanation for young people’s life chances. Less attention has been paid to circumstances and events on the cusp of adulthood. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Characteristics of adolescent females with limited delinquency : Developmental challenges in relation to family, peers and education

    Författare :Azadé Azad; Hanna Ginner Hau; Ann-Charlotte Smedler; Therése Skoog; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; female offenders; limited delinquency; adolescence; educational attainment; interpersonal relations; peers; family; Psychology; psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Adolescence is a developmental period marked with several changes in a young person’s life. Most adolescents who commit crimes desist over time. Despite this, research has mainly focused on those with extensive and long-term delinquency, including mostly males. Young females with limited delinquency are thus an under-researched group. LÄS MER