The spatial distribution of human capital plays a fundamental role for regional differences in economic growth and welfare. This paper examines how individual ability indicated by the grade point average (GPA) from comprehensive school affects the probability of migration among young university...

Purpose – One of the most successful labour market programmes in Sweden is a start‐up subsidy programme for job seekers registered at the public employment service. The purpose of this paper is to examine if there are gender differences in outcomes of this programme....

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine whether or not gender‐related differences affect the likelihood of promotion. Design/methodology/approach – The research is done on a unique dataset on the Swedish audit industry, an industry with a well‐defined and well‐known career...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the state funded business counselling on firm growth. Design/methodology/approach – A quasi-experimental difference-in-difference estimation of treatment effects, using a matched sample of comparable untreated firms. Findings – Firms that...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine whether or not gender-related differences affect the likelihood of promotion. Design/methodology/approach – The research is done on a unique dataset on the Swedish audit industry, an industry with a well-defined and well-known career ladder....

This paper studies technical efficiency for Swedish employment offices between 2004 and 2010. Efficiency is computed using a semi-dynamic DEA-framework. On the input side we include a measure of input quality and we also control for services that are carried out by private contractors. On the...