In der Psychologie finden sich mittlerweile zahlreiche Definitionen des Begriffs Umweltbewußtsein, die auf verschiedene theoretische und forschungspraktische Konzeptionen zurückgehen und in dieser Arbeit referiert werden. Zentrale Unterscheidungsmerkmale sind dabei die zugrundeliegenden...

This paper analyses the dynamics of the duration of housing allowance claims in Sweden during the period 1991 to 2002. The central concern in this paper is whether the Swedish housing allowance system creates dependence on welfare. Using longitudinal data from Swedish micro database-LINDA, this...

We present new evidence on the influence of income inequality on generalized trust. Using individual panel data from Swedish counties together with an instrumental variable strategy we find that differences in disposable income, and especially differences among people in the bottom half of the...

Using rich register data to analyze response behavior in a survey on health and economic standard, a model to explain contact and participation probabilities is estimated. A main result is that both probabilities are lower among respondents out of the labor market, who are immigrants and on...