Essays about: "An analysis of unemployment in Sweden"

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1. 1. Win-Wind situation? The Local Labor Market and Wind Power Investments in Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Alfred Arnborg; [2023]
   Keywords : Renewable energy; Labor market; Difference-in-differences; Local projections;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the local economic impacts of wind power deployment in Sweden, focusing on the net labor market effects. Using a difference-in-differences model and a local projections model, the study quantifies the impact of wind power investments on unemployment at the municipal level. READ MORE

3. 2. Who fills the income protection gap? : An empirical analysis of the development of complementary unemployment insurance in Sweden  

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Karin Meiton; [2023]
   Keywords : unemployment insurance; unemployment risk; income protection; occupational welfare; Sweden; social policy analysis.;

   Abstract : The Swedish welfare state is often conceived as a universal and encompassing welfare state. However, research has shown significant contractions of coverage and benefit levels in several Swedish welfare programs in the last 20 years. One such program is the unemployment insurance. READ MORE

4. 3. The New Trade Union Model: A Strategic Action Field Approach to the Trade Union Organization of Umbrella Company Workers in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Alexander Moser Uppström; [2023]
   Keywords : Trade unions; Solo self-employment; Umbrella companies; Strategic action fields; Collective actors; Industrial relations; Umbrella company workers; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses a new trade union model for umbrella company workers and the changes in the field of trade unions in Sweden. By conceptualizing trade unions as collective actors within strategic action fields I describe and explain how a small independent trade union and challenger in the field, Säljarnas Riksförbund, has managed to construct a new trade union model for umbrella company workers that differs from the traditional model used by the incumbent Unionen, the largest trade union in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 4. SWEDISH-BORN OR FOREIGN-BORN : An examination of Swedish unemployment

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Alexander Panayioti; [2023]
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   Abstract : This thesis aims to compare unemployment rates between native- and foreign-born people in Sweden using the Beveridge curve. The dataset contains aggregated data from 2008 to 2022 for Swedish municipalities. The variables were chosen to link the empirical model to established economic theory on the Beveridge curve. READ MORE

6. 5. Impact of a Precarious Employment Situation on Short-term Fertility Intentions: A Comparative Study of Migrants and Natives in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Mimmi Lounela; [2023]
   Keywords : precarious employment; unemployment; short-term fertility intentions; migrants; Swedish-born;

   Abstract : Over the past decades, the world has witnessed significant social and demographic changes, including a declining fertility rate in Europe, a decrease in job security and flexibilisation of the labour market, and an increasing flow of migrants to the Global North. Especially migrants have been affected by precarious work arrangements. READ MORE