Sökning: "Parental Leave Reform"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 16 avhandlingar innehållade orden Parental Leave Reform.

  1. 1. Health, economics, and feminism : on judging fairness and reform

    Författare :Anna Månsdotter; Lars Lindholm; Ann Öhman; Finn Diderichsen; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :women men; health wealth; fairness reform;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: The point of departure in this thesis is that women live longer than men, while men have more power, influence and resources, and probably better health-related quality of life, than women. In order to judge and act from this situation, the classical idea that both facts and values are needed for conclusion is adopted. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Caring, Sharing, and Childbearing : Essays on Labor Supply, Infant Health, and Family Policies

    Författare :Anna Norén; Erik Grönqvist; Matz Dahlberg; Katarina Steen Carlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Informal care; Elderly; Labor supply; Alcohol prevention; Brief intervention; AUDIT; Antenatal care; Child health; Childcare; Parental leave; Gender equality; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay I: I study the consequences on labor market outcomes and sick leave of having an elderly parent in need of care. Caring for an elderly parent may be associated with opportunity costs such as productivity loss on the labor market if informal caregivers are of working age. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Essays in Swedish Family Policy

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

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Gender, Work, and Attitudes

    Författare :Andreas Kotsadam; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; parental leave; natural experiments; causality; attitudes; informal care; female labor supply.;

    Sammanfattning : Paper 1: The long term effect of own and spousal parental leave on mothers’ earnings We take advantage of the introduction of a Norwegian parental leave reform in 1993 to identify the causal effect of parental leave on mothers’ long-term earnings. The reform raised the total leave period by seven weeks, but reserved four weeks for the father. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Incentives and Inequalities in Family and Working Life

    Författare :Aino-Maija Aalto; Helena Svaleryd; Oskar Nordström Skans; Mårten Palme; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Career Choices; Role Models; STEM; Childcare; Child Health; Unemployment; Quasi-Experiment; Parental Leave Reform; Labour Market Participation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay I: Same-gender teachers may affect educational preferences by acting as role models for their students. I study the importance of the gender composition of teachers in math and science during lower secondary school on the likelihood to continue in math-intensive tracks in the next levels of education. LÄS MER