@phdthesis{b45d836f-9757-434d-a7f8-32a05650019d,
  abstract     = {{This thesis consists of four self-contained empirical studies on how economic shocks and structural changes shape individual behavior and local outcomes.<br/><br/>Paper I examines how military base closures affect young adults’ education and labor market outcomes. The results show that men respond by increasing tertiary education, while women experience improved short-term labor market outcomes, suggesting gendered adjustment to local shocks.<br/><br/>Paper II analyzes how changes in parental housing wealth influence educational decisions. Increases in parental housing wealth during childhood delay tertiary enrollment but do not reduce long-run attainment.<br/><br/>Paper III investigates whether rural areas in Sweden have experienced disproportionate public sector retrenchment. The findings challenge this narrative: while certain state functions have declined, welfare services have been maintained or even expanded in rural areas, and satisfaction with public services has not deteriorated.<br/><br/>Paper IV studies the impact of shared e-scooters on traffic accidents. The introduction of escooters leads to a short-run increase in accidents, but the effect fades over time, suggesting adaptation by road users.}},
  author       = {{Sandberg, David}},
  isbn         = {{978-91-8104-969-5}},
  keywords     = {{Local economic downturn; Defense cutback; Educational attainment; Labor market entrants; Parental wealth; Housing wealth; Rural retrenchment; Public employment; Register data; Survey data; Urban-rural differences; Sweden; E-scooters; Traffic accidents; Micromobility; Urban transport}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{MediaTryck Lund}},
  school       = {{Lund University}},
  title        = {{When Places Change: Essays on Local Labor Markets and Individual Responses}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/248321420/Avhandling_David_Sandberg_LUCRIS.pdf}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}