Essays about: "previous employment"

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  1. 11. Large-Scale Infrastructure and Regional Economic Development: A Synthetic Control Analysis of the Øresund Fixed Link

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Hanna Larsson; Gabriel Ehrnst Grundin; [2023]
    Keywords : cross-border infrastructure; Øresund Bridge; Denmark; Sweden; synthetic control method;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the regional economic effects of the Øresund Bridge across the Denmark-Sweden border. Using macroeconomic data over the period 1980-2019, we employ the synthetic control method to estimate the effects of the bridge on three economic outcomes in the regions linked by it. READ MORE

  3. 12. Labor market reforms and optimal unemployment insurance : Policy experiment on the Swedish labor market

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Sofia Björkman; [2023]
    Keywords : Unemployment; employment protection legislation; optimal unemployment insurance; welfare effect; Sweden.;

    Abstract : This paper examines how a reduction in EPL affects the utility of older workers, by changing the probability of re-employment as well as the risk of becoming unemployed. I generalize the Bailey-Chetty framework and make a one-period model that shows maximizing search behavior of the agent. READ MORE

  4. 13. “I eat, I drink and... I vote Italian” : A critical hermeneutical analysis of gastronationalism in the rhetoric of Fratelli d’Italiaduring the European Parliament election in Italy.

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

    Author : Carlo Zucchini; [2023]
    Keywords : Gastronationalism; Banal Nationalism; Italy; Fratelli d’Italia; European Union; European Parliament; Election; Identity; Nation; Fascism;

    Abstract : This paper examines the discourse surrounding Italian gastronationalism throughout the previous four European Parliament elections to gain a deeper comprehension of the escalating significance of gastronationalism over the past two decades. In this examination, the notion of gastronationalism, situated within the wider context of banal nationalism, is elucidated, and delineated to achieve the intended objective. READ MORE

  5. 14. Lions and tigers and women - oh my! : Radical right-wing grievances and the increased employment rates of women: a time-series cross-sectional analysis of EU member states

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Nea Solander; [2023]
    Keywords : radical right-wing support; women’s employment; grievances; group threat; panel data;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the potential relationship between support for radical right-wing parties and the increased employment rates of women in member states of the European Union. While previous research has predominantly focused on immigration, by virtue of grievances, as a driver of radical right-wing support, this study explores whether increases in the employment ratio of women can also be perceived as a threat and contribute to this support. READ MORE

  6. 15. The effect of the short-time work allowance on the Swedish labor market : A study on the Swedish private sectors during the years of the Covid-19 pandemic

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Karin Zimmerman; [2023]
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    Abstract : Short-time work is a policy tool which aims to reduce the welfare loss in an economy due to economic shocks affecting the labor market. This allows employees to reduce their working time temporarily. Prior to the pandemic, the policy was mainly used during the financial crisis in 2008-2009. READ MORE