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Wealth Concentration over the Path of Development: Sweden, 1873–2006
Roine, Jesper; Waldenström, Daniel - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007
We study the development of wealth concentration in Sweden over 130 years, from the beginning of industrialization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005771090
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Long-Run Changes in the Concentration of Wealth: An Overview of Recent Findings
Waldenström, Daniel; Ohlsson, Henry; Roine, Jesper - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007
The objective of this paper is to study the dynamics of the wealth distribution over the path of economic development. More specifically, we are interested in distinguishing between changes which seem to be country specific and characteristics shared by all countries. A historical account of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645360
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The Evolution of Top Incomes in an Egalitarian Society; Sweden, 1903–2004
Roine, Jesper; Waldenström, Daniel - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2006
This study presents new homogenous series of top income shares in Sweden over the period 1903–2004. We find that …. When included, Sweden’s experience resembles that in the U.S. and the U.K. with sharp increases in top incomes. Excluding … capital gains, Sweden looks more like the continental European countries where top income shares have remained relatively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645425
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ICT and Household-Firm Relations
Lindbeck, Assar; Wikström, Solveig - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1999
This paper discusses how ICT and emerging electronic commerce in consumer products influence the relative efficiency in production of households and firms, resulting in changes in the division of tasks between these two types of agents. Increased information and competence of households, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005082491
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Why Are There So Few Female Top Executives in Egalitarian Welfare States?
Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2009
We identify pertinent institutions governing the structure of payoffs with regard to female career progression. Drawing on recent insights in behavioral economics, we hypothesize that interactions between psychological mechanisms and the institutional setup may be important determinants of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645347
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ICT and Household-Firm Relations.
Lindbeck, A.; Wikstrom, S. - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2000
This paper discusses how ICT and emerging electronic commerce in consumer products influence the relative efficiency in production of households and firms, resulting in changes in the division of tasks between these two types of agents. Increased information and competence of households, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005780384
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Occupational Choice and Incentives: The Role of Family Background.
Sjogren, A. - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2000
A model of occupational choice and human capital investment is developed and tested. The model allows family background to influence occupational choice via access to economic resources, differences in costs of schooling, and ability uncertainty. The model predicts that people are more sensitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639312
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How to Combine High Sunk Costs of Exporting and Low Export Survival
Persson, Maria; Gullstrand, Joakim - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2013
In endeavouring to explain the empirical puzzle that the sunk costs of exporting are important, but that, at the same time, trade flows do not, on average, survive for very long, this paper explores the concepts of core and peripheral markets. First, it illustrates that if the importance of sunk...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011019051
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Product Market Reforms and Incentives to Innovate in Sweden
Edquist, Harald; Henrekson, Magnus - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2013
strong economic development in Sweden during the last two decades, namely product market reforms and incentives to innovate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010729195
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A Heckscher-Ohlin View of Sweden Competing in the Global Marketplace.
Leamer, E.E.; Lundborg, P. - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005671122