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1. 1. Societal Impacts of Modern Conscription : Human Capital, Social Capital and Criminal Behaviour

   Författare :Daniel Almén; Heléne Berg; Mårten Palme; Yann Algan; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Conscription; Military; Human Capital; Social Capital; Civic Engagement; Crime; Criminal Behaviour; Labour Market; Election Participation; Nation-building; School for the Nation; Opportunity Cost; Welfare State; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Opportunity Costs and Conscription: An Unintended Progressive Tax?Throughout history to present days, policymakers, social commentators and others have oftentimes viewed conscription as a natural extension of secondary education, and an important institution for vocational training. This paper uses Swedish administrative data and exploits a reform in 2004, implying a sudden downsizing of the military, to identify the causal effects of peacetime conscription on later labour market outcomes and education. LÄS MER

3. 2. Governing from Above : Solid Waste Management in Nigeria's New Capital City of Abuja

   Författare :Onyanta Adama; Gunilla Andrae; Kristian Stokke; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; governance; space; place; solid waste management; relocated capital city; Abuja; Nigeria; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This doctoral dissertation examines how the symbolic character of a relocated capital city influences and intersects with local conditions to shape the governance structure and relations in service delivery. The focus is on Abuja, the new capital city of Nigeria, and the sector studied is solid waste management. LÄS MER

4. 3. Essays on human capital investments

   Författare :Bo Hansson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Valuation; human capital; competence development; Humankapital; värdering företagsekonomi ; kompetensutveckling;

   Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

5. 4. Technology, Human Capital and Labor Demand

   Författare :Eleni Savvidou; Bertil Holmlund; Erik Mellander; Pekka Illmakunnas; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Economics; Technology; Human Capital; Productivity; Efficiency; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Sammanfattning : Essay 1 investigates (i) possible externalities in the use of IT and (ii) IT and human capital interactions. Our empirical analysis uses a 14-industry panel for Swedish manufacturing 1986-95. LÄS MER

7. 5. Den delade skolan : segregationsprocesser i det svenska skolsystemet

   Författare :Anders Trumberg; Mats Lundmark; Roger Andersson; Bo Malmberg; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Segregation; Integration; School choice; Pupil; GIS; Voroni; Bourdieu; Socioeconomic; Ethnic; Time geography; Spatial capital; Örebro; Networks; Family; Middle sized cities; Arena; School reforms.; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Sociology; Sociologi; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : In the beginning of the 1990s the responsibility for the compulsory schools shifted from the government to the local authorities, a freedom of choice was introduced, and several municipalities brought in a school voucher system. With these changes, the educational system in Sweden went from being one of the world’s most government dominated and unified, to one with a high level of freedom of choice. LÄS MER