Browsing by Author "Canderhed, Joel"

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    Getting a grip on the effect of preventive public health interventions – A study of the economic benefits of subsidized ice cleats
    (2020-07-10) Canderhed, Joel; Abdalla, Victor; University of Gothenburg/Graduate School; Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School
    Purpose: This thesis studies an ice cleat subsidy programme for seniors introduced in 2018 by Region Jönköping in Sweden. The aim of the study is to examine whether the subsidy was a cost-effective way of decreasing the number of Emergency room (ER) visits caused by snow and ice related fall injuries for seniors. Methods: Data from Swedish Traffic Accident Data Acquisition (STRADA) is used for a Difference-in-Differences (DID) analysis to investigate whether the ice cleat subsidy reduces the number of ER visits. The cost-effectiveness of the subsidy is studied through an Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) analysis. Results: The cost-effectiveness analysis concludes that the subsidy could be cost-effective if it prevents 1,75% of the ER visits. The DID analysis reports a 20% decrease in ER visits, however the decrease is statistically insignificant. Conclusions: The question whether a large-scale ice-cleat subsidy programme is cost-effective remains unanswered.
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    The female labor market and gender equality
    (2018-09-19) Canderhed, Joel; Fingal, Victor; University of Gothenburg/Department of Economics; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik
    This paper is a cross-national panel study evaluating how education-, health- and political dimensions of gender equality are affected by the size and composition of the female labor market. The hypothesis is that improving labor force participation and female employment in the service sector have a positive relationship with the dimensions of gender equality. Gender equality is measured using three sub-indices from the Global Gender Gap Index by World Economic Forum. The sub-indices are; Educational Attainment, Health and Survivability and Political Empowerment. The hypothesis is tested by using both a time-averaged-Ordinary least squares regression and a fixed effects estimation. The results of this paper confirm that, on an international level, service employment is positive for educational attainment, but no evidence was found regarding labor force participation. The result also suggests that the effect of increasing service employment is positive with diminishing marginal returns. There are some evidence of service employment having a positive relationship with health and survivability, but no evidence for the labor force participation. No evidence of an effect on political empowerment from neither labor force participation nor service employment was found, but further research using better data or methods will be needed to conclude these results.