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The effect of a social experiment in education
Meghir, Costas (contributor); Palme, Mårten (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]
The impact of compulsory schooling laws as well as the abolition of early selection by ability remain important issues in the educational debate. These issues were the focus of a major education reform in Sweden which was implemented in the 60s. The reform was preceded by a ``social experiment''...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001600079
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Taxation, inequality and the allocation of talent
Bergman, Malin L. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource], Rev. April 16, 2003
This paper examines the implications of income redistribution on human capital accumulation and income inequality, presenting a model where human capital investment is indivisible and agents differ in economic opportunity as well as intellectual ability. It is shown that the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001753212
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On the adjusted rate of return to women's university education : a preliminary study of OECD countries
Ono, Hiroshi (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]
-- human capital ; returns to education ; gender inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001600054
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The relationship between happiness, health and socio-economic factors : results based on Swedish micro data
Gerdtham, Ulf-G.; Johannesson, Magnus - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000976837
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Designing efficient institutions for science-based entrepreneurship : lessons from the US and Sweden
Henrekson, Magnus (contributor);  … - 2000 - [Elektronische Ressource]
individual decisions involved when educational choice is translated into science-based entrepreneurship. Identifying these … comprehensive government support schemes, science-based entrepre-neurship has been far less important in Sweden compared to the US … Sweden in some areas is consistent with these changes. Our analysis suggests that a policy aimed at encouraging science …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001600032
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Estimating compensating wage differentials from worker mobility
Johansson, Per-Olov (contributor);  … - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]
decision. Endogeneity, selection and measurement errors of risk exposure are considered in the estimation. The estimates show …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001600081
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Bottom-up vs. top-down policies towards the commercialization of university intellectual property
Goldfarb, Brent (contributor); Henrekson, Magnus (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource], Rev. May 26, 2002
What national policies are most efficient in promoting the commercialization of university-generated knowledge? We address this question by characterizing and evaluating the policy pursued in Sweden and the US, two countries that put a great deal of resources into university R&D, but follow very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001607835
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Skill or luck? : Search frictions and wage differentials
Ellingsen, Tore; Rosén, Åsa - 1994
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Is there a gender gap in internet usage?
Ono, Hiroshi (contributor); Zavodny, Madeline (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource], Rev. August 19, 2002
such gender gaps have changed in recent years. METHODS: We use data from several surveys during the period 1997 to 2001 to …, but this gender gap in being online disappeared by 2000. However, once online, women remain less frequent and less intense … now, but gender differences in frequency and intensity of Internet usage remain. -- Internet ; gender ; race …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001657651
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Familjen & firman
Karlsson Stider, Annelie - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001476718