Essays about: "foreign migrant"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the words foreign migrant.

1. 1. Love Thy Neighbor: Hate Crime in a Time of Crisis

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Anna Hagman; Jessica Stefansson; [2023]
   Keywords : hate crime; immigration; income inequality;

   Abstract : This paper explores whether the increase in hate crime in Sweden following the Migrant Crisis in 2015 can be explained by changes in ethnic composition or income inequality. We use an event study methodology and data from Swedish municipalities to test how well these structural factors, supported by theory, can explain hate crime rates. READ MORE

3. 2. Migration Background and Preterm Birth in Sweden : A multigenerational register-based cohort study

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

   Author : Lovisa Hellsten; [2022]
   Keywords : Preterm; Intergenerational; Multigenerational; Migration; Sweden; Gestational age;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to compare preterm birth (PTB) in daughters (G2) and granddaughters (G3) of foreign- and Swedish-born women (G1), to evaluate patterns in PTB in relation to migrant background over generations. A multigenerational cohort study was conducted using register data. READ MORE

4. 3. Doing the dishes was never fun abroad! : Experiences of migrant dishwashers in tourism and hospitality sector

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

   Author : Ritesh Bhatt; [2022]
   Keywords : Green card holder; Green card scheme GCS ; Dishwashing employee; Tourism Labour; Dishwashing employee; Restaurants; highly skilled migrants; Immigrants;

   Abstract : This thesis is at the intersection of migration and labour in tourism and the hospitality sector. Empirically, this study explores the experiences of well-trained migrant dishwashing employees (DE) in restaurants in Copenhagen, Denmark and aims to understand their motivation for migration. READ MORE

5. 4. The Migrant- and Gender Wage Gaps in Sweden : Evidence from a Quantile Decomposition

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Tilda Nilsson; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the migrant- and gender wage gaps for female immigrants in the Swedish labour market for 2005. By using Swedish microdata on income and taking advantage of decomposition methods, in particular the Blinder-Oaxaca (1973) and the Recentered Influence Function, proposed by Firpo, Fortin and Lemieux (2018), this thesis analyses the pay gaps at the mean and across the distribution. READ MORE

6. 5. Foreign-born Peers And Educational Outcome : Evidence From Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Viktor Penna; [2021]
   Keywords : Education; peer-effects; foreign-born; immigration; grade;

   Abstract : Using data on 9th grade students in Sweden for the time period of 2015-2019, this paper estimates a fixed effects model to find out whether the share migrant students has any impact on the grade of foreign-born and native Swedish students. We find that increasing the share of migrant students by one percentage point has a small negative effect on foreign-born students, but find no conclusive evidence from the same effect on Swedish students. READ MORE