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6. Poor Choices? : On Social Context and the Claiming of Means-tested Benefits
Sammanfattning : In this dissertation, comprising one theoretical chapter and three self-contained empirical studies, I study how the choice to claim means-tested benefits is affected by the social context. In Chapter 1, Considering Choices, I discuss how sociological research can benefit from taking choices into account, and I review the literature on rational choice theory to assess its relevance as a tool for considering choices in sociology. LÄS MER
7. Att vänja sig till det svenska språket : studier av en individuell skriftspråklig förändring utifrån Olof Bertilssons kyrkobok 1636-1668
Sammanfattning : On the annexation of Jämtland by Sweden in 1645, Danish clergymen were allowed to remain on condition that they officiated in the Swedish language.This dissertation investigates the changes in the written language of one of these Danish clergymen and is based on the parish register kept by the Rev. Olof Bertilsson between 1636 and 1668. LÄS MER
8. On new homes and green lands : Three microeconometric essays as if urban costs and rural sustainability mattered
Sammanfattning : This thesis is structured as a compendium of three self-contained articles, all single-authored. In the first paper, I analyze the effect of a mortgage cap, a policy implemented as a macroeconomic prudential measure by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority in 2010, on the likelihood of the young adult population purchasing a house in Sweden. LÄS MER
9. Essays in Applied Microeconomics
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
10. Radioactive fall-out from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in 1986 and cancer rates in Sweden, a 25-year follow up
Sammanfattning : Aim: The current research aimed to study the association between exposure to low-dose radiation fallout after the Chernobyl accident in 1986 and the incidence of cancer in Sweden.Methods: A nationwide study population, selecting information from nine counties out of 21 in Sweden for the period from 1980 – 2010. LÄS MER