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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003635292
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Strategic sophistication of adolescents : evidence from experimental normal-form games
Czermak, Simon; Feri, Francesco; Glätzle-Rützler, Daniela - 2010
We examine the strategic sophistication of adolescents, aged 10 to 17 years, in experimental normal-form games. Besides making choices, subjects have to state their first- and second-order beliefs. We find that choices are more often a best reply to beliefs if any player has a dominant strategy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003987136
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The religious affiliation and anti-semitism of secondary school Swedish youths : a statistical analysis of survey data from 2003 and 2009
Bevelander, Pieter; Hjerm, Mikael; Kiiskinen, Jenny - 2013
Not only in Sweden, but also in several international studies, it has been shown that a non-negligible proportion of …: Which factors explain anti-Semitism among secondary school youths in Sweden? Is religious affiliation an important factor in … explaining anti-Semitism among Swedish youth? Has anti-Semitism among Swedish secondary school youths increased between 2003 and …
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Why do some young adults not graduate from upper secondary school? : on the importance of signals of labour market failure
Gustafsson, Björn; Katz, Katarina; Österberg, Torun - 2016
young adults born in 1985 that grew up in metropolitan Sweden, we study factors associated with not graduating from upper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011457395
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Ethnic minority youths in the labour markets in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
Niknami, Susan; Schröder, Lena; Wadensjö, Eskil - 2019
controlling for youth background characteristics, first- and second-generation immigrant youths have significantly higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998496
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Early health and school outcomes for children with lesbian parents : evidence from Sweden
Aldén, Lina; Björklund, Anders; Hammarstedt, Mats - 2017
Sweden was early to legalize same-sex partnership (1995), to allow same-sex couples to adopt children (2003), and to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011625387
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Adults behaving badly : the effects of own and peer parents' incarceration on adolescent criminal activities
Fletcher, Jason - 2017
crime as well as peer effects that determine youth criminal activities. This paper explores these channels by examining … reverse is true for peer paternal incarceration. These effects are strongest for youth reports of selling drugs and engaging …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011664463
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Social assistance receipt among young adults grown up in different neighbourhoods of metropolitan Sweden
Gustafsson, Björn; Katz, Katarina; Österberg, Torun - 2020
Using large samples of persons born in 1985 we investigate the relationship between characteristics of the neighbourhood where young people lived as adolescents and the probability that they will receive social assistance when aged 19, 20, and 21, for the three Swedish metropolitan regions -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012153479
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Insuring against health shocks : health insurance and household choices
Liu, Kai - 2015
This paper provides empirical evidence on the role of public health insurance in mitigating adverse outcomes associated with health shocks. Exploiting the rollout of a universal health insurance program in rural China, I find that total household income and consumption are fully insured against...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011280714
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The affordable care act and the growth of involuntary part-time employment
Even, William E.; Macpherson, David A. - 2015
This study tests whether the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) increased involuntary part-time (IPT) employment. Using data from the Current Population Survey between 1994 and 2014, we find that IPT employment in 2014 was higher than predicted based on economic conditions and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011333564