Essays about: "labour reform"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 47 essays containing the words labour reform.

  1. 11. Should some be left behind in the race to increase the retirement age? Evidence from a life-cycle model pension reform simulation for Sweden.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Gediminas Goda; [2021]
    Keywords : Life cycle; Pension reform; Retirement; Disability insurance;

    Abstract : Governments across the world are undertaking retirement age reforms to preserve fiscal sustainability in the face of population aging. However, research suggests that increasing the retirement age often has the unwanted side effect of increased disability insurance claiming, which can offset a big part of the savings realized due to lower spending on retirement benefits. READ MORE

  3. 12. Does childcare availability influence the gender pay gap? A natural experiment using Swiss cantons

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Nora Bearth; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender Pay Gap; Childcare; Family Policies; Difference-in-Difference; Switzerland;

    Abstract : Does an increase in childcare availability reduce the gender pay gap? I contribute to answering this question by investigating the effect of a childcare expansion in 2003 in Switzerland on the gender pay gap and hourly pay of men and women. For this purpose, I use administrative data from the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SAKE) on the employment of permanent residents of Switzerland and data on the number of childcare places in different cantons of Switzerland collected by Ravazzini, Delphine, and Suter (2016). READ MORE

  4. 13. Empowerment for Whom? Evaluating Women's Empowerment under Indigenous Self-Governance in Oaxaca, Mexico

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Hugo De Geer Wikner; Klara Gullström; [2021]
    Keywords : Development; Governance; Gender Equality; Customary Law; Empowerment;

    Abstract : Recognising indigenous people's rights has been a priority for Latin American countries since the late 1990s. Yet, a legal recognition of their self-governance has been controversial as they are argued to contrast with liberal values of gender equality. READ MORE

  5. 14. Political reservations and women’s economic activity in India

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Linn Alexandersson; [2020-07-10]
    Keywords : Economic activity; India; social norms; political reservation; gender inequality; stereotypes; Panchayati Raj;

    Abstract : Gender equality is important for economic development. In this paper, I will investigate the relationship between women's political reservation in local governance in India and women's economic activity within the labour market. I will also examine how a change in the proportion of reserved women from 33% to 50% impact women’s economic activity. READ MORE

  6. 15. Potency or publicity : The effect of the Swedish regional development program on municipal employment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Carl Berry; [2020]
    Keywords : Regional development programs; Employment;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the effect of economic support zones within the Swedish development programs on employment. This question is answered using a difference in differences design and a reform in 2014 that changed the zone status of 18 municipalities. READ MORE