School of Business, Economics and Law / Handelshögskolan: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of an In-work Tax Credit Reform in Sweden: Effects on Labor Supply and Welfare Participation of Single Mothers
(2008-09-30)The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a recent Swedish in-work tax credit reform where we pay particular attention to labor market exclusion; i.e. individuals in as well as outside the labor force are included in the ... -
Steget till chefskap. Om läkare som verksamhetschefer
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Some statistical aspects of methods for detection of turning points in business cycles
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)Methods for on-line turning point detection in business cycles are discussed. The statistical properties of three likelihood based methods are compared. One is based on a Hidden Markov Model, another includes a non-parametric ... -
Uncovering the Effect of the HIV Epidemic on Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Malawi
(2008-09-16)In many Sub-Saharan countries the HIV epidemic has spread to over 10% of the working-age population, and is likely to affect economically relevant behaviour. We evaluate the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the ... -
The Gender Wage Gap across the Wage Distribution in the Private and Public Sectors
(2008-09-15)This study examines gender wage differentials across the wage distribution in the Swedish private and public sectors using quantile regression. Women have lower wages than men across the entire wage distribution. The gender ... -
Differences in Wage Distributions between Natives, Non-Refugees, and Refugees
(2008-09-15)This study examines differences in wage distributions between natives, non-refugees, and refugees in Sweden. We find that the wage differentials between natives and non-refugee immigrants decrease across the distribution, ... -
Part-Time Penalty in Sweden: Evidence from Quantile Regression
(2008-09-15)This study analyzes the part-time penalty in Sweden using quantile regression. We find that the estimated part-time wage differential is negative across the whole wage distribution. OLS overestimates the part-time penalty ... -
The Part-Time Penalty for Natives and Immigrants
(2008-09-15)This study examines the part-time penalty for natives and immigrants in Sweden. We estimate an endogenous switching regression model, and the results indicate that there is evidence of self-selection into part-time and ... -
The moral responsibility of project selectors
(2008-09-10)The starting point of this paper asserts that managers who elicit and select projects have a moral responsibility. Correspondingly, its purpose is to provide a means for project selectors to appreciate this responsibility ... -
Utvärdering av tre pilotprojekt rörande samverkan i samhällsbyggande med fokus på morgondagens äldre
(2008-09-08)Studien handlar om tre försöksprojekt i Göteborg. Avsikten var att med hjälp av samverkansprojekt skapa en stadsplaneprocess där den åldrande befolkningen fokuserades. Tre stadsdelar involverades; Askim, Biskopsgården och ... -
Utvärdering av tre pilotprojekt rörande samverkan i samhällsbyggande med fokus på morgondagens äldre
(2008-09-05)Studien handlar om tre försöksprojekt i Göteborg. Avsikten var att med hjälp av samverkansprojekt skapa en stadsplaneprocess där den åldrande befolkningen fokuserades. Tre stadsdelar involverades; Askim, Biskopsgården ... -
Nationalism and Government Effectiveness
(2008-09-02)The literature on nation-building and nationalism suggests that nation-building affects economic and political performance, mitigates the problems associated with ethnic hetero- geneity, but that nationalism, an indicator ... -
From empathy to autism – how ignorance became the norm
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Essays on Social Distance, Institutions, and Economic Growth
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Organizing Innovation. How policies are translated into practice
(2008)ORGANIZING INNOVATIONHow policies are translated into practiceFredrik LavénAKADEMISK AVHANDLINGFör avläggande av ekonomie doktorsexamen i företagsekonomi som med tillstånd avHandelshögskolans fakultetsnämnd vid Göteborgs ...