Sökning: "Labour force participation"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 31 avhandlingar innehållade orden Labour force participation.

  1. 21. The making and breaking of families : Studies on inequalities in the face of parenthood and separation

    Författare :Anna-Karin Nylin; Ann-Zofie Duvander; Sunnee Billingsley; Dimitri Mortelmans; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : Becoming a parent for the first time is one of the most life-altering events individuals experience. For some, this life-altering change is also followed by the breaking of families when couples part ways in either divorce or separation. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Studies in Local Public Transport Demand

    Författare :Johan Holmgren; Jan Owen Jansson; Lars Westin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public transport; Demand; Elasticity; Price; Service; Time series; Panel data; Kollektivtrafik; Efterfrågan; Elasticitet; Pris; Trafikutbud; Inkomst; Bilinnehav; Tidsserieanalys; Paneldata; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four papers where the overall purpose is to contribute to the understanding of how local public transport demand is affected by different factors. An underlying theme running trough the thesis is the two-way relationship between public transport demand and the service level caused by the fact that capacity and quality are joint products. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Two Essays on Income Inequality in Chile

    Författare :Alexis Palma; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Chile; inequality;

    Sammanfattning : This first paper summarizes the explanations given to the level and change of income and earnings inequality in Chile in the last decades. Education has been found to be a key factor behind earnings inequality in Chile, explaining 9-40%, depending on the survey, definition of income, year, method, and sample used. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Changing Swedish sickness insurance : Policies, institutions and outcomes

    Författare :Nadja Grees; Joakim Palme; Sven Oskarsson; Axel West Pedersen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sickness insurance; disability pension; Sweden; occupational welfare; policy change; stratification; social policy analysis; non-take-up; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to contribute to welfare state theorising by analysing changing risk protection in Swedish sickness insurance and demonstrate how the understanding of such, and its implications, can be enhanced by strategic methodological choices. When analysing formal policy change in the compulsory sickness insurance system, it is concluded that the Swedish system fulfils almost every aspect of a so called social democratic welfare state, and no institutional shift can be discerned over time. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Employment Status and Inequalities in Health Outcomes : Population-based Studies from Gävleborg County

    Författare :Anne-Sofie Hiswåls; Gloria Macassa; Joaquim Soares; Gebrenegus Ghilagaber; Peter Öberg; Örjan Sundin; Charli Eriksson; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Employment status; self-reported health; health inequalities; suicidal ideation; anxiety; depression; out of work; perceived well-being; qualitative approach; recession time; Gävle; Anställningsstatus; självrapporterad hälsa; ojämlikhet i hälsa; självmordstankar; ångest; depression; utanför arbetsmarknaden; upplevt välbefinnande; kvalitativt tillvägagångssätt; lågkonjunktur; Gävle;

    Sammanfattning : Background and objectives: From a public health perspective, it is important not only to improve and maintain health, but also to promote equality in health. Epidemiological research has showed the importance of work and unemployment in the development of socio-economic health inequalities, and peoples life chances are suggested to be conditioned by participation or exclusion from the labour market. LÄS MER