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1. 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
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
2. Gynnas kvinnor när icke-kognitiv förmåga värdesätts högre? : En kvantitativ studie över effekten av ökad efterfrågan på icke-kognitiva förmågor på kvinnors relativlöner inom den svenska arbetsmarknaden.
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : Sedan 2000-talets början har avkastningen på icke-kognitiva förmågor ökat på arbetsmarknaden till följd av bland annat skill-biased technological change. Grupper som besitter höga icke-kognitiva förmågor bör därför gynnas på arbetsmarknaden. LÄS MER
3. When Work Disappears: Empirical Evidence from Sweden of Manufacturing Decline and its Effect on Marriage and Family Formation
D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiSammanfattning : This thesis examines if local labor demand shocks stemming from increasing manufacturing competition from China shifts the employment status among young adults during the years 1995 to 2018, using data on Swedish municipalities. In the context of labor market uncertainties and family formation decisions, we aim to test whether changes in economic stature affects marriage, fertility and children's living circumstances in Sweden. LÄS MER
4. Skill-biased agglomeration economies: a spatial perspective on demand for college graduates, Sweden 2000-2019
D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiSammanfattning : Several recent studies document that relative demand for skilled workers is becoming increasingly biased toward large cities and metropolitan regions. This development has been interpreted as suggestive evidence of increasing complementarity between skills and agglomerations of economy. LÄS MER
5. What if Sweden had Imposed a Lockdown? A Synthetic Control Study on the Effects of the Swedish Covid-19 Response on Gender-Specific Labor Market Outcomes
Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a global recession that has had large negative effects on both men and women in the Swedish labor market. We examine how the Swedish strategy of not imposing a lockdown has affected gender-specific labor market outcomes: relative female employment rate and weekly hours worked. LÄS MER