Essays about: "labor economics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 236 essays containing the words labor economics.

1. 1. Arbetsmarknadens förväntningar på den nyexaminerade landskapsingenjören : vilka kunskaper är viktiga att få med sig från utbildningen?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Charlotte Erlandsson; [2024]
   Keywords : Landskapsingenjörsprogrammet; arbetsmarknad; landskapsingenjör; utbildning; arbetsgivare; utemiljö; yrkesroller; projektledare; arbetsledare;

   Abstract : Det här arbetet är en intervju- och litteraturstudie som ger svar på vilka kunskapsförväntningar som ställs från arbetsgivarnas sida och hur landskapsingenjörsprogrammet möter dessa förväntningar. Vilken yrkesroll har en nyexaminerad landskapsingenjör möjlighet att få vid etablering i arbetslivet, För att ta reda på vilka förväntningarna är, studeras landskapsingenjörens arbetsmarknad, kvalitativa intervjuer genomförs och jobbannonser studeras genom att identifiera arbetsuppgifter, önskad kompetens och meriter. READ MORE

3. 2. What difference does a week make? : An empirical analysis evaluating the effect of induction of labor in gestational week 41 among births in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Angelica Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Induction of labor; Quasi-experiment; Staggered treatment adoption; DiD imputation; QALY; Health economics;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between gestational age and stillbirths, focusing on the effect of maternal age. Prolonged pregnancies have been associated with an increased risk of stillbirth, prompting the exploration of labor induction as a preventive measure. READ MORE

4. 3. Internal migration and urban labor markets: evidence from expellee flows in West Germany in the 1950s

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Laura Theresa Glatter; [2023]
   Keywords : migration; expellees; West Germany; urban labor markets; GIS; spatial analysis; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study evaluates the impact of expellee migration on urban labor markets in West Germany in the 1950s. By utilizing newly digitized data and empirically accounting for the spatial context, the results show that the migration of expellees played a significant role in accelerating sectoral change, while cities with a high initial inflow were impeded in the pace of sectoral change. READ MORE

5. 4. The Effects of Participation in Global Value Chains : A Study of the Effects of Participation in Intermediate Trade on the Value Added Through Services and the Relative Demand for Skilled Workers in the Swedish Manufacturing Industry

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Maria Höijer; [2023]
   Keywords : Economics; labor economics; labor market; labor market economics; global value chain; supply chain; trade; commerce; international trade; specialization; servicification; Hecksher-Ohlin; Hecksher-Ohlin model; skilled labor; labor; labour; labor demand; labor supply; relative labor demand; wages; skill; upskill; intermediate trade; trade in value added; stolper samuelsson; stolper samuelsson theorem; servicification; factor abundance; comparative advantage; relative factor prices; fixed effects; panel data; Nationalekonomi; Arbetsmarknad; Internationell ekonomi; handel; internationell handel; Hecksher-Ohlin modellen; arbetskraftsutbud; arbetskraftsefterfrågan; servicifiering; relativ arbetskraftsefterfrågan; kompetens; värdekedjor; tillverkningsindustrin; specialisering; service; globalisering; Hecksher-Ohlin; lön; stolper samuelsson; komparativ fördel; relativpriser; paneldata; fixa effekter;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate the effects of the integration in global value chains on the specialization in the production of services and the relative demand for high-skilled labor in the Swedish manufacturing industry. The empirical model and the predictions are based on theories and findings such as the phenomenon of servicification, the Hecksher-Ohlin theorem, and the Stolper-Samuelsson theorem. READ MORE

6. 5. The Economic Assimilation of Immigrants : A Study on the Economic Assimilation of Foreign-Born Immigrants Based on a Fixed Effects OLS Model and Panel Data of 28 OECD Countries Between 2004–2018

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Arezo Akbari; [2023]
   Keywords : Economic Assimilation; Immigration; OECD; Employment; Labor Economics;

   Abstract : For several decades, the subject of immigrants and the integration of them has been a highly debated subject, both in politics and research. As the number of immigrants only seems to increase, the relevance of economic assimilation does aswell. READ MORE