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Wage differences between women and men in Sweden - the impact of skill mismatch
Johansson, Mats; Katz, Katarina - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2007
We investigate skill mismatch and its impact on gender differences in wage gap and in returns to education in Sweden 1993 to 2002.Women are more likely to have more formal education than what is normally required for their occupation (overeducation), while men are more likely to have less...
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Parental leave and the glass ceiling in Sweden
Albrecht, James; Skogman Thoursie, Peter; Vroman, Susan - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2015
In this paper, we update and extend “Is There a Glass Ceiling in Sweden?” (Albrecht et al. 2003) by documenting the extent to which the gender log wage gap across the distribution in Sweden has changed over the period 1998-2008. We then examine the Swedish glass ceiling in 2008 in more...
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The gender gap in workplace authority in Sweden 1968-2000 – a family affair?
Bygren, Magnus; Gähler, Michael - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2007
We assess whether the gender gap in authority in Sweden has changed during the period 1968–2000, and investigate to what extent family factors are responsible for this gap. We find that the gap has narrowed modestly during this period, and identify the life-event of parenthood as a major cause...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005651896
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Are boys discriminated in Swedish high schools?
Tyrefors Hinnerich, Björn; Höglin, Erik; Johannesson, … - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2010
may be due to discrimination of boys. We rigorously test this in a field experiment where a random sample of the same … inflation are important in non-blind grading. But we find no evidence of discrimination against boys. The point estimate of the … discrimination effect is close to zero with a 95 % confidence interval of ±4.5 % of the average non-blind grade. …
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Labour supply responses to paid parental leave
Karimi, Arizo; Lindahl, Erica; Skogman Thoursie, Peter - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2012
Women account for the majority of parental leave take-up, which is likely one of the major reasons for the gender gap in income and wages. Consequently, many countries exert effort to promote a more gender equal division of parental leave. Indeed, the last decades have seen an increase in...
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Causal effects of subsidized career breaks
Nordström Skans, Oskar; Liljeberg, Linus - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2005
The paper uses a quasi-experimental situation to analyze the effects of career interruptions on future labor market outcomes. Data are generated by a Swedish program that granted career breaks to applicants until funds where exhausted. Comparing approved and declined (due to lack of funds)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005651924
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Trading off or having it all? Completed fertility and mid-career earnings of Swedish men and women
Boschini, Anne; Håkanson, Christina; Rosén, Åsa; … - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2011
developments for men and women, we find that within-family specialization, measured by the average spousal earnings contribution …
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The effect of own and spousal parental leave on earnings
Johansson, Elly-Ann - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2010
This paper investigates the effect of parental leave – both own and spousal – on subsequent earnings using different sources of variation. Using fixed-effect models, and in line with previous results, parental leave is found to decrease each parent’s future earnings. Also spousal leave is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008552424
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Stability of college rankings - A study of relative earnings estimates applying different methods and models on Swedish data
Gartell, Marie - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2009
The ranking of colleges varies both across methods and model specifications. Still, earnings equations tend to be consistent with regard to which colleges that on average are found in the top and bottom half of the earnings distribution. Moreover, there are no systematic differences in the...
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Is the persistent gender gap in income and wages due to unequal family responsibilities?
Angelov, Nikolay; Johansson, Per; Lindahl, Erica - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2013
We compare the income and wage trajectories of women in relation to their male partners before and after parenthood. Focusing on the within-couple gap allows us to control for both observed and unobserved attributes of the spouse and to estimate both short-and long-term effects of entering...
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