Sökning: "welfare systems"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 197 avhandlingar innehållade orden welfare systems.

1. 11. Two Essays on the Economics of Discrimination : Ethnicity and Gender in the Labour Market and Welfare System

   Författare :Niklas Ottosson; Ali Ahmed; Roger Bandick; Monika Hjeds Löfmark; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Discrimination; Job search; Labour demand; Labour supply; Workers; Employers; Unemployment insurance; Welfare; Public administration; Decision-making;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis covers two areas of the labour market not commonly studied in the context of discrimination: potential bias of job seekers against employers based on ethnicity and gender, and discrimination against employment seekers in the context of the unemployment insurance system. Utilizing survey experiments, both studies yield robust null results. LÄS MER

3. 12. Paradoxer i välfärden : När anhöriga blir lösningen på demensomsorgens utmaningar

   Författare :Emme-Li Vingare; Ulla Melin Emilsson; Lottie Giertz; Marjaana Seppänen; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; family caregivers; dementia care; welfare paradoxes; familisation; systems; functions; anhöriga; demensomsorg; välfärdsparadoxer; familisering; system; funktioner; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis addresses dementia care in Sweden and the function family caregivers are given. The aim of the thesis is to analyse critically the system of municipal eldercare and the function of family caregivers in this system, and in various types of organisations. LÄS MER

4. 13. Market Structure and Integration - Essays on Trade, Specialisation and Foreign Direct Investment

   Författare :Karin Olofsdotter; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; econometrics; Economics; Economic Integration; Market Size; Scale Economies; Welfare; Specialisation; Country Capabilities; Trade; Economic Growth; Foreign Direct Investment; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

   Sammanfattning : The study analyses various aspects of international economics related to foreign direct investment, trade and specialisation. These issues are considered in view of the increased internationalisation - through trade and foreign direct investment - in recent decades. Special interest is devoted to the effects of economic integration. LÄS MER

5. 14. Economic Analyses of Drinking Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries

   Författare :Therése Hindman; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonomisk teori; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; economic policy; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; Discrete Choice; Welfare; Child Health; Water and Sanitation; Household Demand; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Public health; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; Environmental health; Miljömedicin;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on different aspects of household demand, and the determinants of demand, for water and sanitation related inputs fundamental to the households' well-being, i.e. drinking water and toilet facilities. The thesis consists of five chapters, one introductory chapter and four self-contained, essentially empirical, studies. LÄS MER

7. 15. The economics of residual waste : policies, price discrimination, and welfare

   Författare :Sef Meens-Eriksson; David Granlund; Runar Brännlund; Thomas Broberg; Raymond Gradus; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Waste economics; net social cost analysis; waste incineration; municipal waste policy; waste taxes; price discrimination; spatial competition; welfare effects; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Paper [I]: In this study, a net social cost framework is applied to provide insights on policy issues relating to the cross-border trade in waste fuel. We estimate the net social cost of using imported waste fuel in a highly efficient combined heat and power plant (CHP) in a cold climate by considering both private costs and benefits as well as external costs related to energy production, alternative waste management and fuel transport. LÄS MER