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Car Age, Taxation, Scrappage Premiums and the ELV Directive

Sandström, F. Mikael - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2003

A chain of replacement model is used to examine the effects of automobile taxes and of a scrappage premium on the life length of cars, and on the size of the car fleet. The predictions of the model are tested on data on the scrappage of cars in Sweden 1989-2002. The theoretical model predicts...

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Fiscal Illusion and Fiscal Obfuscation:An Empirical Study of Tax Perception in Sweden

Sanandaji, Tino; Wallace, Björn - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2010

In this paper we present survey evidence suggesting that there exists a sizeable fiscal illusion amongst the general public in Sweden. Respondents in a nation-wide and representative survey systematically underestimate the share of an ordinary worker’s income that is transferred to the public...

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Property Taxation, Bounded Rationality and House Prices

Elinder, Mikael; Persson, Lovisa - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014

In 2008, the Swedish property tax was reformed and a cap on yearly tax liabilities was introduced. A large fraction of owner occupied houses was subject to a substantial decrease in the tax. When the reform was announced, most analysts projected – in line with tax capitalization theory –...

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The Efficiency of Innovation Subsidies

Fölster, Stefan - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1989

State subsidies to R & D or innovative investments in firms are organized in many different ways. Examples from the plethora of extant subsidy instruments are tax incentives, grants to researchers, project grants, loans, conditional loans, and grants with royalty rights. Very little is currently...

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The Efficiency of Innovation Subsidies

Fölster, Stefan - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1989

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Property Tax and Urban Sprawl: Theory and Implications for U.S. Cities

Song, Yan; Zenou, Yves - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2005

This article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between property tax and urban sprawl in U.S. cities. We develop a theoretical model that includes households (who are also landlords) and land developers in a regional land market. We then test the model empirically based on a national...

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How Differences in Property Taxes within Cities Affect Urban Sprawl?

Song, Yan; Zenou, Yves - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2008

This article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between the differentiated property tax rates within urban areas and urban spatial pattern in U.S. cities. We first develop a duocentric-city model where the Central Business District (CBD) is located at the origin while the Suburban...

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Swedish Taxation Since 1862: An Overview

Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2015

This paper examines the development of taxation in Sweden from 1862 to 2013. The examination covers six key aspects of the Swedish tax system: the taxation of labor income, capital income, consumption, inheritance and gift, wealth and real estate. The importance of these taxes varied greatly...

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Richer (and Holier) Than Thou? The Effect of Relative Income Improvements on Demand for Redistribution

Karadja, Mounir; Möllerström, Johanna; Seim, David - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014

effects on preferences for redistribution of correcting faulty beliefs. We implement a tailor-made survey in Sweden and … income position. Respondents who learn that they are richer than they thought demand less redistribution and increase their … altruism or moral values about redistribution. Moreover, the effect can be reconciled by people with political preferences to …

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Topping up and the Political Support for Social Insurance

Bergh, Andreas - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2013

This paper analyzes how the possibility to complement social income insurance schemes with private insurance affects the political support for social insurance. It is shown that political support for social insurance is weakly decreasing in the replacement rate. Policy makers seeking to maintain...

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