Sture Öberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 5919342 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sture Öberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sture |
| FAMILY NAME | Öberg |
| SIGNATURE | ÖBERG S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swedish Institute for Growth Policy Studies, Box 4, 831 40 Östersund, Sweden |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Hägerstrand and the remaking of Sweden
Contagious social practice
This paper explores the usefulness of spatial innovation diffusion theory for understanding the observed evolution of the social practice of attaining public support as a substitute for working. The empirical example chosen is sick leave. Several European countries have experienced a striking increase in costs for sick leave during the recent years, nowhere however as dramatic as in Sweden. Public costs for sick leave have doubled since 1997 whil…
Torsten hägerstrand 1916–2004
Torsten hägerstrand 1916–2004." Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 86(4), pp. 325–326
The Global Context
This paper aims to set processes of regional and urban restructuring in Europe in their global con text. We begin with an account of Europe's situation within the international population system, demon strating that wider issues have been and will con tinue to be significant. Then we consider Europe's position within the international division of labour, particularly its role in a global trading system and as a source of foreign direct investment…
Migration among the elderly, the Stockholm case
This article on migration among elderly in the Stockholm area discusses the subject with four research question in mind. It is shown that migration frequencies are higher in the agegroup around 65, which is the formal retirement age in Sweden, and that the flow is going from Stockholm to less populated areas and small towns. Some former immigrants to the area will migrate back to the regions where they grew up and spent their formative years. To …
Regional policy and interregional migration—Matching jobs and individuals on local labour markets
Öberg S. and Oscarsson G. (1979) Regional policy and interregional migration—matching jobs and individuals on local labour markets, Reg. Studies 13, 1–14. Several regional measures have been put forward for the welfare of “net-migrants”. Who is a “net-migrant”? This analysis of interregional migration emphasizes the problem of matching, at local level, individuals and jobs. All attempts to adjust this were affected by the imbalance between differ…
Concept of Potential Applied to Price Formation
Concept of Potential Applied to Price Formation
Hägerstrand and the remaking of Sweden
The Global Context
This paper aims to set processes of regional and urban restructuring in Europe in their global con text. We begin with an account of Europe's situation within the international population system, demon strating that wider issues have been and will con tinue to be significant. Then we consider Europe's position within the international division of labour, particularly its role in a global trading system and as a source of foreign direct investment…
Regional policy and interregional migration—Matching jobs and individuals on local labour markets
Öberg S. and Oscarsson G. (1979) Regional policy and interregional migration—matching jobs and individuals on local labour markets, Reg. Studies 13, 1–14. Several regional measures have been put forward for the welfare of “net-migrants”. Who is a “net-migrant”? This analysis of interregional migration emphasizes the problem of matching, at local level, individuals and jobs. All attempts to adjust this were affected by the imbalance between differ…
Contagious social practice
This paper explores the usefulness of spatial innovation diffusion theory for understanding the observed evolution of the social practice of attaining public support as a substitute for working. The empirical example chosen is sick leave. Several European countries have experienced a striking increase in costs for sick leave during the recent years, nowhere however as dramatic as in Sweden. Public costs for sick leave have doubled since 1997 whil…
Torsten hägerstrand 1916–2004
Torsten hägerstrand 1916–2004." Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 86(4), pp. 325–326
Concept of Potential Applied to Price Formation
Concept of Potential Applied to Price Formation
Regional policy and interregional migration—Matching jobs and individuals on local labour markets
Öberg S. and Oscarsson G. (1979) Regional policy and interregional migration—matching jobs and individuals on local labour markets, Reg. Studies 13, 1–14. Several regional measures have been put forward for the welfare of “net-migrants”. Who is a “net-migrant”? This analysis of interregional migration emphasizes the problem of matching, at local level, individuals and jobs. All attempts to adjust this were affected by the imbalance between differ…
Migration among the elderly, the Stockholm case
This article on migration among elderly in the Stockholm area discusses the subject with four research question in mind. It is shown that migration frequencies are higher in the agegroup around 65, which is the formal retirement age in Sweden, and that the flow is going from Stockholm to less populated areas and small towns. Some former immigrants to the area will migrate back to the regions where they grew up and spent their formative years. To …
The Global Context
This paper aims to set processes of regional and urban restructuring in Europe in their global con text. We begin with an account of Europe's situation within the international population system, demon strating that wider issues have been and will con tinue to be significant. Then we consider Europe's position within the international division of labour, particularly its role in a global trading system and as a source of foreign direct investment…
Contagious social practice
This paper explores the usefulness of spatial innovation diffusion theory for understanding the observed evolution of the social practice of attaining public support as a substitute for working. The empirical example chosen is sick leave. Several European countries have experienced a striking increase in costs for sick leave during the recent years, nowhere however as dramatic as in Sweden. Public costs for sick leave have doubled since 1997 whil…
Torsten hägerstrand 1916–2004
Torsten hägerstrand 1916–2004." Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 86(4), pp. 325–326
Hägerstrand and the remaking of Sweden
Economics (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Economic geography (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Labour economics (2 works)