Essays about: "employment youth"

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  1. 21. Migration from outside of the European Union - Labor market outcomes in the Swedish municipalities

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Anton Bjertin; Joakim Franzén; [2017-06-28]
    Keywords : Immigration; labor market; wages; unemployment; municipalities; Sweden;

    Abstract : In the aftermath of recent years unusually large influx of immigrants to Sweden from outside of the European Union, the debate regarding the impact of immigration on the economy and the labor market has intensified. Some politicians and debaters raise concerns about the fiscal impacts of immigration, while others argue that immigration cause wage and employment drops for native workers. READ MORE

  3. 22. The impact of minimum wages on the incentives of education for the youth

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

    Author : Heba Kurdi; [2017]
    Keywords : Minimum wage; wage dispersion; Nordic countries; education; upper secondary graduation rate; incentives; employment; labour demand and supply; labour market condition; Queuing hypothesis; and Substitution hypothesis.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the incentives regarding the education decisions, resulting from a minimum wage over the period 2005-2014. The question is investigated by comparing the changes in the wage dispersion and upper secondary graduation rate in 17 OECD countries. READ MORE

  4. 23. Wishing for better jobs: Understanding the mismatch between education and youth employment in Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Kia Korpela; [2017]
    Keywords : developing country; Ethiopia; skills mismatch; youth unemployment; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Ethiopia is the second most populated country on the continent of Africa, with a high density of young people. Its economy remains largely based on agriculture, however, in recent years, slow structural change can be seen. Concurrently, youth education has been on the rise. READ MORE

  5. 24. 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

  6. 25. Lower payroll taxes for young workers : Was the introduction of the payroll tax reductions for young employees an effective way to lower youth unemployment?

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

    Author : Carolina Johansson; [2016]
    Keywords : Payroll taxes; youth unemployment; difference-in-differences; proposition 2006 07:84; proposition 2008 09:7;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the effects on the unemployment rate and average income due to the payroll tax cuts for young workers in Sweden. The method that has been used is a difference-in-difference approach with two different control groups. READ MORE