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Public and Private Welfare State Institutions: A Formal Theory of American Exceptionalism

Thomsson, Kaj - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2010

I construct a model of public policy development, and use the model to explain why the United States has a comparatively small public sector, but instead a large "private welfare state" with employment-based benefits. The key factors are politically organized firms and labor unions. These...

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Taxation and the Quality of Entrepreneurship

Asoni, Andrea; Sanandaji, Tino - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2009

We study the effect of taxation on entrepreneurship, taking into account both the amount of entry and the quality of … likelihood of entry into self-employment, may underestimate the adverse effect of taxation. …

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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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Women's Representation and Public Spending

Svaleryd, Helena - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007

This paper studies whether the degree of women’s representation in Swedish local councils affects local public expenditure patterns. Theoretically, the individual preferences of elected representatives may have an impact on public expenditure if full policy commitment is not feasible. To...

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An Evaluation of the Swedish Earned Income Tax Credit

Edmark, Karin; Liang, Che-Yuan; Mörk, Eva; Selin, Håkan - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2012

Over the last twenty years we have seen an increasing use of in-work tax subsidies to encourage labor supply among low-income groups. In Sweden, a non-targeted earned income tax credit was introduced in 2007, and was reinforced in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The stated motive of the reform was to boost...

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Taxes and Job Mobility in Sweden

Lundborg, Per - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1995

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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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Estate Division: Equal Sharing as Choice, Social Norm, and Legal Requirement

Erixson, Oscar; Ohlsson, Henry - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014

The objective of this essay is to study to what extent parents divide their estates unequally between their children and the determinants of this decision. We use a new dataset based on the estate reports for almost 70,000 Swedish widows, widowers, divorcees and unmarried individuals who died...

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