Essays about: "Labor Market Economics"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 104 essays containing the words Labor Market Economics.

1. 16. Shaping The Workforce For Tomorrow - Today

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Johanna Madeleine Rhodin; Eleonora Sjöblom; [2021]
   Keywords : Skills gap; skills shortage; hard skills; soft skills; reskilling; building resilience; competitive advantage; Social Sciences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The labor market for IT-oriented professions, especially software engineers, is characterized by extensive skills gaps due to fast-evolving technology. The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on the work toward closing the skills gap in IT-oriented professions, especially for software engineers, by providing suggestions on how the workforce can be prepared with the skills needed for tomorrow - already today. READ MORE

3. 17. Skill-biased agglomeration economies: a spatial perspective on demand for college graduates, Sweden 2000-2019

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Jonathan Grosin; Elias Höckerfelt; [2021]
   Keywords : Skill-Biased Technical Change; Agglomeration Economies; Regional Economics; Labor Demand; Skill Differentials;

   Abstract : Several recent studies document that relative demand for skilled workers is becoming increasingly biased toward large cities and metropolitan regions. This development has been interpreted as suggestive evidence of increasing complementarity between skills and agglomerations of economy. READ MORE

4. 18. What if Sweden had Imposed a Lockdown? A Synthetic Control Study on the Effects of the Swedish Covid-19 Response on Gender-Specific Labor Market Outcomes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Elvira Wiktorsson; Cajsa Hjortsäter; [2021]
   Keywords : Covid-19; Gender equality; Labor market; Sweden; Synthetic control method; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a global recession that has had large negative effects on both men and women in the Swedish labor market. We examine how the Swedish strategy of not imposing a lockdown has affected gender-specific labor market outcomes: relative female employment rate and weekly hours worked. READ MORE

5. 19. Immigration´s Effect on the Swedish Labor Market : - How did the refugee wave in 2015 affect the Swedish employment rates?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Jonathan Holmkvist; Joel Tidlund; [2021]
   Keywords : Labor Economics; Employment rate; Immigration; Sweden;

   Abstract : This essay study the impact of the increased immigration to Sweden caused by the refugee crisis in 2015. With the focus on how the increased number of immigrants affects the employment rate, empirical evidence can be found that contributes to this widely discussed subject. READ MORE

6. 20. The effects of immigration on the income of native born workers: Evidence from Sweden

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

   Author : Arnold Schanzer-Larsen; [2021]
   Keywords : Immigration; Income; Wage; Unemployment rate; Panel study; Fixed effect model; Native; Labor market; The equilibrium model; Human capital; Skill-composition;

   Abstract : Abstract  Course: NAA305 Bachelor Thesis in Economics 15 ECTS  University: Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Västerås  Title: The effects of immigration on the income of native-born workers:  Evidence from Sweden Author: Arnold Schanzer-Larsen  Supervisor: Johan Lindén  Problem: Sweden has experienced a lot of immigration, and the phenomenon has received a great deal of attention in the public and political debate. There is, among other things, fear that immigration could be harmful for the labor market outcome of the receiving country. READ MORE