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Ethnic networks and US exports
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu (contributor);  … - 2006
This paper provides new estimates of the effects of ethnic network on U.S. exports. In line with recent research, our dataset is a panel of exports from U.S. states to 29 foreign countries. Our analysis departs from the literature in two ways, both of which show that previous estimates of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003289885
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Measuring the value of a statistical life : problems and prospects
Ashenfelter, Orley (contributor) - 2006
Tradeoffs between monetary wealth and fatal safety risks are summarized in the value of a statistical life (VSL), a measure that is widely used for the evaluation of public policies in medicine, the environment, and transportation safety. This paper demonstrates the widespread use of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003253450
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Young people's attitudes towards Muslims in Sweden
Bevelander, Pieter (contributor);  … - 2007
Since the 1950's, the Muslim population in Sweden has grown from just a few individuals to approximately 350,000 of …
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The causal effect of parent's schooling on children's schooling : a comparison of estimation methods
Holmlund, Helena (contributor); Lindahl, Mikael (contributor) - 2008
. Our findings therefore indicate that the estimated impact of parental education on that of their child in Sweden does …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003753610
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Workplace, human capital and ethnic determinants of sickness absence in Sweden, 1993 -2001
Bengtsson, Tommy (contributor); Scott, Kirk (contributor) - 2008
This study charts the differences between the sickness absence of immigrants and Swedes during a period when a flourishing labour market in the beginning of the 1990s turned into a tense and problematic one. We consider not only human capital factors for various immigrant groups and natives, but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003754908
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Does school privatization improve educational achievement? : evidence from Sweden's voucher reform
Böhlmark, Anders (contributor); Lindahl, Mikael (contributor) - 2008
nine-year school level by assessing a radical voucher reform that was implemented in Sweden in 1992. Starting from a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003755556
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What more than parental income? : an exploration of what Swedish siblings get from their parents
Björklund, Anders (contributor); Lindahl, Lena (contributor) - 2008
Sibling correlations are used as overall measures of the impact of family background and community influences on individual outcomes. While most correlation studies show that siblings are quite similar in terms of future achievement, we lack specific knowledge of what it is about family...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003760051
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Evaluation of an in-work tax credit reform in Sweden : effects on labor supply and welfare participation of single mothers
Aaberge, Rolf (contributor); Flood, Lennart (contributor) - 2008
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a recent Swedish in-work tax credit reform where we pay particular attention to labor market exclusion; i.e. individuals in as well as outside the labor force are included in the analysis. To highlight the importance of the joint effects from the tax and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003760060
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Selfish and prospective : theory and evidence of pocketbook voting
Elinder, Mikael (contributor); Jordahl, Henrik (contributor) - 2008
Sweden, we establish a causal chain from policies to sizeable individual gains and losses and then to voting. The Social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763095
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Electoral participation as a measure of social inclusion for natives, immigrants and descendants in Sweden
Bevelander, Pieter (contributor); Pendakur, Ravi (contributor) - 2008
Three decades ago, Sweden extended municipal and county voting privileges to non-citizen residents arguing that it … native citizens in Sweden while controlling for a range of socio-economic, demographic characteristics and contextual factors … Statistics Sweden which contains socio-demographic information for every Swedish resident. From these two sources, we are able to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763101