Essays about: "labor market economics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 104 essays containing the words labor market 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. 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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Education as a Double-Edge Sword: Examining the Dynamics between Education Expansion and Wage Inequality in Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Laura Juanita Serna Velasco; [2023]
    Keywords : wage inequality; education expansion; Colombia; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between education and income inequality in Colombia. Using unconditional quantile regressions (UQR) this paper examines the wage returns of different education levels at various points of the wage distribution. READ MORE

  6. 5. Full-Time Activation Programs: Driving Productivity or Promoting Self-Sorting?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Arian Mosaddegh; [2023]
    Keywords : Full-time Activation Programs; Difference-in-Differences; Workfare; Welfare Dependency; Unemployment Rate; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study investigates the impacts of full-time activation programs on unemployment and welfare dependency rates in Swedish municipalities. With a policy proposal by the current government to make full-time activation mandatory for welfare eligibility, this research examines the underlying perspectives of such programs and their effectiveness in integrating the unemployed into the labor market. READ MORE