Essays about: "1970-1990"

Found 4 essays containing the word 1970-1990.

  1. 1. Actors in Innovation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Karlsson; [2016]
    Keywords : innovation; independent innovators; lone inventor; inventor; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Innovation is gospel today. This also means a surge in popularity for the agents behind innovation; innovators. But who are they, exactly? Anecdotal evidence from both recent times and historical settings tend to emphasize remarkable individuals, who more or less alone created amazing things. READ MORE

  3. 2. Pre- and post-migration labour market mismatch in Sweden 1970-1990

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Önnerfors; [2016]
    Keywords : educational mismatch; labour market integration; immigration; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Labour market outcomes for immigrants in general is a well researched field, but the mechanisms behind labour market mismatches among immigrants post-migration is still in need of empirical research. Using a unique and newly compiled dataset on Swedish immigrants, also containing pre-migration occupational and educational information data, this study aims makes use of maximum likelihood models to measure the influence of an individual’s pre-migration history on the post-migration outcomes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Wage Premiums on Education and the Increased Female University Enrollment Rate in Sweden 1970-1990

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Sanna Wolf-Watz; [2012]
    Keywords : Returns to Education; University Enrollment rates; Sweden; Gender; 1970-1990; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Before 1977 more men than women enrolled in university education in Sweden. The female enrollment rate started to increased compare to male in 1973 and in 1977 it surpassed the male enrollment rate. Between 1978 and 1990 women remained at a stable level of c.60% of the newly enrolled students. READ MORE

  5. 4. Tracing the Glass Ceiling for the Highly Educated across Professions. Evidence for Sweden 1970 – 1990.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Florencia Paz Cazzaniga; [2012]
    Keywords : Gender Discrimination; Income Distribution; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The Glass Ceiling is a proven and documented phenomenon for several countries. This paper tries to trace its existence of changing behaviour in the gender pay gap across the income distribution between the periods 1970 and 1990, and through a selection of professions for the highly educated individuals. READ MORE