Sökning: "household specialization"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden household specialization.
1. Essays in Empirical Labor Economics
Sammanfattning : This thesis contributes to empirical research in labor economics. It consists of three self-contained papers.The first paper, The Effect of Paid Vacation on Health: Evidence from Sweden, analyzes the causal effect of paid vacation on health. LÄS MER
2. Marriage, money and migration
Sammanfattning : The thesis consists of a summary and four self-contained papers.Paper [I] examines the effects of interregional migration on gross earnings in married and cohabiting couples. In particular, we examine the link between education level and income gains. LÄS MER
3. Essays on Development: Household Income, Education, and Female Political Participation and Representation
Sammanfattning : The thesis consists of four self-contained papers. Paper 1: The Push Towards UPE and the Determinants of the Demand for Education in Tanzania. LÄS MER
4. Markov-chain modeling of energy users and electric vehicles : Applications to distributed photovoltaics
Sammanfattning : Technological improvements and falling prices on photovoltaic panels andelectric vehicles suggest that they might become more common in future households.The introduction of a photovoltaic system and an electric vehiclehas considerable impact on the energy balance of a household. LÄS MER
5. Bortom åker och äng : förekomst och betydelse av kvarnar, fiske, humle- och fruktodlingar enligt de äldre geometriska kartorna (ca 1630-1650)
Sammanfattning : The subsistence farm, with grain production and animal husbandry as the main resources, is usually considered to characterize pre-industrial farming in Sweden. However, the geometrical cadastral maps reveal numerous farmsteads with negligible acreages, far below the 6 acres that are often calculated as the minimum size needed to support a household. LÄS MER