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An Assessment of the Macroeconomic Determinants of Inequality

Vanhoudt, Patrick - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1998

This paper provides an assessment of the determinants of income inequality in a broader macroeconomic context. In particular the hypothesis that income inequality is related to fundamentals affecting economic growth is examined.

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The Evolution of Income Inequality During the Rise of the Swedish Welfare State 1951 to 1973

Björklund, Anders; Palme, Mårten - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2001

We analyse the change in family gross income inequality between 1951 and 1973. We use two new samples of the Swedish population from 1951 and 1956 containing tax register data, and compare the results with those obtained from the Swedish Level of Living survey from 1967 and 1973. Gini...

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Gerdtham, Ulf-G.; Johannesson, Magnus - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1999

We estimate the income-related inequality in Sweden with respect to life-years and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). We use a large data-set from Sweden with over 40,000 individuals followed up for 10-16 years, to estimate the survival and quality-adjusted survival in different income groups....

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Direktmarknadsföring i Sverige - en studie av vad som produceras, i vilken omfattning och av hur många

Hjalmarson, Hanna; Wahlund, Richard - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1999

The paper reports a study in which the turnover and employment generated by the production of Direct Marketing in … (direct or mass). The turnover generated by production of Direct Marketing was estimated to SEK 38.7 billions, and the number …

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Alternative Approaches to Estimate Returns to Scale in DEA- Models

Löthgren, Mickael; Tambour, Magnus - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1996

approaches considered are based on data envelopment analysis (DEA)-models using primal production data on inputs and outputs. We …

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A Multiple Output Stochastic Ray Frontier Production Model

Löthgren, Mickael - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1997

This paper proposes an approach to specify and estimate multiple input, multiple output production frontiers and … technical efficiency using a stochastic ray frontier production model A possible model extension is to incorporate a technical … "internal market" reform while the effect on the production frontier is negative. Technical change is found to be positive while …

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The Impact of Internal Markets on Health Care Efficiency: Evidence from Health Care Reforms in Sweden

Gerdtham, Ulf-G.; Rehnberg, Clas; Tambour, Magnus - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1997

A purchaser/provider split together with output- based reimbursement were recently introduced by several Swedish county councils. These changes have been motivated by arguments of efficiency and consumer choice. This paper tests the null hypothesis that hospital services are provided as...

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Efficiency of Labour Use in the Swedish Banking Industry: A Stochastic Frontier Approach

Battese, George E.; Heshmati, Almas; Hjalmarsson, Lennart - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1998

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of the deregulation of the Swedish banking industry in the mid-1980s, and the consequent banking crisis, on productive efficiency and productivity growth in the industry. An unbalanced panel of Swedish banks is studied over the period, 1984 to...

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A Dynamic Conditionally Heteroscedastic Stochastic Frontier Model

Löthgren, Mickael - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1998

This paper presents a new dynamic ARCH-related conditionally heteroscedastic stochastic frontier model specification where firm and time-specific technical inefficiency is represented by an autoregressive stochastic process in the error components. Monte Carlo results reveal that a one-sided...

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Bootstrapping DEA-based Efficiency Measures and Malmquist Productivity Indices. A Study of Swedish Eye-Care Service Provision

Löthgren, Mickael; Tambour, Magnus - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1995

programming models using primal production data. The bootstrap procedure is applied on a sample of Swedish eye-care departments …

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