Essays about: "Niclas Östgren"
Found 2 essays containing the words Niclas Östgren.
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1. The Association Between Education and Mental Health : A Study on Elderly Swedish Citizens
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : According to theory, higher educated individuals should be associated with better mental health, and this thesis aimed to explore the effect of different educational levels on mental health for Swedish citizens. This was done by the means of using individual data retrieved from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe, and using OLS models and ordered logit models to estimate the effect. READ MORE
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2. The implications of a government shift on labor market outcomes : Measuring the causal effect of government control on unemployment rates in Swedish municipalities
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this paper is to research if there is a causal effect on labor market outcomes in Swedish municipalities, depending on if there is a left-wing or right-wing rule. By grouping Swedish political parties into two coalitions, left-wing and right-wing, a sharp regression discontinuity design can be applied, where a seat majority in the municipal council shifts discontinuously at 50% of the voter share. READ MORE
