Essays about: "highly educated"

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1. 1. Childhood family structure in 16 European countries

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Andreas Gustafsson; [2024]
   Keywords : child outcomes; Europe; comparative; divorce; stepfamily; sequence analysis;

   Abstract : At the end of the 20th century we saw great changes in family dynamics with rates ofseparation and re-partnerning increasing across Europe. Previous research has primarilyfocused on adults but less is known about how these family demographic changes haveaffected children's family structure. READ MORE

3. 2. Like Parents, Like Children - The Effects of Social Origins on Children's Higher Educational Attainment in the UK

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Jonathan Stefansson; Peiyu Wang; [2023]
   Keywords : educational inequality; social origin; higher education;

   Abstract : An educated populace is a prerequisite for a functioning modern society. Educational inequality based on social origins might therefore have large economic consequences for both individuals and society at large. READ MORE

4. 3. Intergenerational Educational Mobility among Immigrants and Natives in Germany

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Anastasia Demidova; [2023]
   Keywords : Intergenerational Mobility; Migration; Education; Human Capital; Germany; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study examines the intergenerational educational mobility among immigrants and natives in Germany. Three regression models are estimated to investigate potential differences in the transmission of human capital from parents to their children between immigrants and natives. READ MORE

5. 4. Maybe meat, maybe not? Analysing Swedish consumers’ preferences for plant-based meat alternatives

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Emilia Mattsson; [2023]
   Keywords : willingness to pay; plant-based meat alternatives; discrete choice experiment; random utility theory; consumer behaviour;

   Abstract : Plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) have grown in both demand and diversified supply. As follows, there has recently been an increase in research studying consumers' behaviour towards these products. This thesis aimed to add to the growing literature by analysing Swedish consumers' preferences for PBMAs. READ MORE

6. 5. A Way to Find Work in Sweden : A Study of Highly Educated Non-EU Immigrants' Labor Market Integration Through the Jobbsprånget Internship Program.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Mai Ruby; [2023]
   Keywords : social networks; integration; Jobbsprånget; immigrants; Labor market; internship.;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the labor market integration of highly educated non-EU immigrants in Sweden, with an emphasis on the successes and shortcomings of the Jobbsprånget program. The research intends to offer insight on the processes and dynamics that lead to effective integration by drawing on the theories of human capital, social networks, and social capital. READ MORE