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  1. 1. Essays in Applied Microeconomics

    Författare :Erik Grenestam; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Household; Neighborhood; ; Peer effect; Machine learning; Portfolio choice; Wealth; Children; Fertility; Consumption; Evaluation; Nutrient runoff; Water quality; Education; Broadband; Internet; Peer effect; Machine learning; portfolio choice; Wealth; Children; Fertility; Consumption; Evaluation; Nutrient runoff; Water quality; Education; Broadband; Internet;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained papers in applied microeconomics. The first paper asks how a neighbors purchase of a specific good affects a households likelihood of purchase. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The economics of sickness absence : social interactions, local cultures and working conditions

    Författare :Kristin Ekblad; Mikael Svensson; Lars Hultkrantz; Mats Persson; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peer effect; absence; sickness absence; social norms; gender; age; municipality; domestic migration; working conditions; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The focus of this thesis is the study of social and psychosocial aspects of sickness absence. In Essay 1, Sickness Absence and Peer Effects – Evidence from a Swedish Municipality, detailed employment records from a Swedish public employer are used to investigate whether sick leave among work group colleagues influences individual sick leave. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Empirical Essays in Labor and Development Economics

    Författare :Wei Si; Andreas Madestam; Peter Fredriksson; Anna Sjögren; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peer Effect; Knowledge Spillover; Cognitive Distance; Research Productivity; Public Health Insurance; Labor Supply; Job Mobility; Informality; Labor Market; Higher Education Expansion; Gender Norms; Gender Equality; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three self-contained empirical essays in labor and development economics.Diverse Expertise, Peer Effects, and Research Productivity: Does diversity in idea space matter? We empirically explore whether the cognitive distance between collaborators affects peer effects and productivity in creating knowledge. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Peer interaction in preschool: Necessary, but not sufficient : The influence of social interaction on the link between behavior difficulties and engagement among children with and without need of special support

    Författare :Madeleine Sjöman; Mats Granlund; Lena Almqvist; Gunvie Möllås; Kari-Anne Bottegaard Naess; Högskolan i Jönköping; []
    Nyckelord :SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; preschool; engagement; hyperactive behavior; teacher responsiveness; peer-to-child interaction; Bioecological Systems Theory; niches; proximal processes; environmental factors; cross-sectional; transactional processes; longitudinal design;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to enhance knowledge regarding engagement among children with and without need of special support due to behavior difficulties. The influence of social interaction as well as the provision of special support in Swedish preschool were investigated. LÄS MER

  7. 5. A pathway into the profession : The use, feasibility and outcomes of a peer learning intervention for nursing students and newly graduated nurses

    Författare :Ylva Pålsson; Gunilla Mårtensson; Maria Engström; Christine Leo Swenne; Karin Blomberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Clinical practice education; Intervention; Newly graduated nurses; Nursing students; Peer learning; Workplace introduction.;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of present thesis was to study the use, feasibility and outcomes of a peer learning intervention for nursing students and new graduates, including studies using a quasi-experimental (Study I and III), descriptive (Study II) and mixed-methods (Study IV) design. Data were collected using questionnaires, observations, checklists for intervention fidelity, individual interviews and group interviews. LÄS MER