Sökning: "occupational sorting"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden occupational sorting.

  1. 1. Empirical Studies on Firm and Labor Market Dynamics

    Författare :Polina Knutsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Human capital; occupational choice; sorting; new rms; worker mobility; import competition; distance; rm-product performance;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three self-contained papers. The first paper, Sorting on Unobserved Skills into New Firms, adds to the literature on worker characteristics and post-entry firm performance by putting the unobserved quality of workers in the center of analysis. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Essays in Applied Economics

    Författare :Demid Getik; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender; peer effects; mental health; socialization; school environment; occupational sorting; affirmative action; beliefs; discrimination; information; relative income;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation consists of four self-contained empirical papers. Three of the papers rely on the usage of Swedish administrative data, while the fourth one is an experimental study. In these papers, I study economic behavior and preferences along with their implications for mental health. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Automation and the Consequences of Occupational Decline

    Författare :Sofia Hernnäs; Georg Graetz; Per-Anders Edin; Sebastian Findeisen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; technological change; automation; routine-biased technological change; skill prices; skill bundling; occupations; inequality; health; death of despair; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay I. Automation affects workers because it affects the return to their skills when performing different tasks. I propose a general equilibrium model of occupational choice and technological change which takes two important labor market features into account: (i) automation happens to tasks and (ii) workers have bundled skills. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Essays on Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy and Mobility

    Författare :John Vincent Kramer; Kurt Mitman; Per Krusell; Kuhn Moritz; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Macroeconomics; monetary economics; monetary policy; heterogeneous agents; universal basic income; hiring subsidies; income risk; wealth inequality; misallocation; intergenerational mobility; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The Cyclicality of Earnings Growth Along the Distribution - Causes and ConsequencesEarnings growth is more procyclical at the bottom of the income distribution than at the top. Using high-quality administrative data from Germany, I show that the heterogeneity is chiefly driven by transitions between employment and non-employment, specifically job-finding. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Waste handling at Swedish recycling centres : work environment and risks

    Författare :Rickard Svensson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : The amount of household waste generated in Sweden is increasing. Not many years ago, a majority of this was landfilled. Today, 95% of Swedish household waste is either incinerated with energy recovery, material recycled, or biologically treated. LÄS MER