Essays about: "costs of unemployment"

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  1. 11. Measuring inflation - History, theory, applications and importance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Michée Nilsson; Joakim Tholander; [2016-07-05]
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    Abstract : Sweden and other western economies have been battling low rates of inflation since the eco-nomic crisis of 2008. However, the Swedish economy is booming, with soaring house prices and falling rate of unemployment which got us to wonder how these phenomenon’s could be observed at the same time. READ MORE

  3. 12. Policy Changes in the Swedish Payroll Tax Rate - Implications for Youth Unemployment

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Maja Andersen Tössebro; Brusewitz My; [2016-06-27]
    Keywords : payroll tax; asymmetric effects on labor; employment rate; foreign-born; retail industry;

    Abstract : In 2007 and 2009 the Swedish payroll tax rates decreased for employees under the age of 26 years. The decrease partly discontinued in 2015 and will be completely taken away in June 2016, increasing the wage costs for those employing young workers. READ MORE

  4. 13. Influence of Macroeconomic Factors on the Performance of Sector Stock Indices

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hauke Steffen; Kszenia Putyinceva; [2016]
    Keywords : Credit Rating; Industry Risk; Macroeconomics; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The present paper aims to analyze the impact of eleven macroeconomic factors and the one-month lagged stock return on the performance of ten sectors within the United States. The set of potential factors is based on previous research as well as published methodologies of credit rating agencies. READ MORE

  5. 14. Migrants' Destination Choice: The Effect of Education

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Kristina Warg; Moa Bylund; [2016]
    Keywords : High-Skilled Migration; Human Capital; Selective Immgration; International migration;

    Abstract : The excess demand of highly educated workers stands in contrast to the disproportional representation of low skilled workers in unemployment rates. Skill-level compositions of immigrant flows play a pivotal role in stimulating investments and economic growth. READ MORE

  6. 15. Labour Mobility, Housing Prices and Unemployment: a Swedish perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sandra Forslund; [2015]
    Keywords : Random Effects; Panel Data; Unemployment; Mobility; Housing; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The importance of the housing market and labour market has long been recognized and explored in macroeconomics. In this thesis the linkages between these two markets are highlighted and examined. READ MORE