Abstract
This doctoral thesis contains three self-contained essays.
Chapter 1 examines how exposure to collectivist versus individualistic cultural values shapes immigrants’ labour market outcomes, utilizing rich Swedish administrative data. Exploiting the variation in age at migration among immigrant siblings, I identify the impact of differential cultural assimilation on earnings, occupational choices and education.
Chapter 2 develops a theoretical framework for analysing screen time use through the lens of social misperceptions. I apply this framework to an experimental setting focused on college students’ screen time habits, and also study their association with academic performance.
Chapter 3 investigates the impact of a remedial education program aimed at supporting students at risk of being ineligible for upper secondary school in Sweden. This underscores the effectiveness of targeted interventions in narrowing educational disparities among academically vulnerable groups.