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Childcare Costs and the Demand for Children – Evidence from a Nationwide Reform

Mörk, Eva; Sjögren, Anna; Svaleryd, Helena - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2009

We study the effect of child care costs on the fertility behavior of Swedish women and find that reductions in child … care charges influence fertility decisions, even when costs are initially highly subsidized. Exploiting the exogenous … costs on fertility in a context in which child care enrolment is almost universal and the labor force participation of …

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Fertility and the Opportunities of Children: Evidence on Quantity-Quality Interactions in Sweden

Holmlund, Bertil - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1984

No abstract.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684423

North Korea: Fading Totalitarianism in the "Hermit Kingdom"

Katzeff Silberstein, Benjamin - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2010

North Korea is perceived by many as one of the most totalitarian societies of modern time. But in the wake of the economic collapse of the 1990s, North Korean totalitarianism has grappled with new conditions. This paper examines how the country’s totalitarian character has been upheld through...

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Is the Swedish Welfare State in Trouble? A New Policy Model

Eliasson, Gunnar - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1985

No abstract.

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The Economics of Unemployment Insurance: The Case of Sweden

Björklund, Anders; Holmlund, Bertil - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1986

No abstract.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684474

The Use of Time and Technology by Households in the United States

Stafford, Frank; Duncan, Greg J. - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1979

No abstract.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684499

Taxation and Entrepreneurship in a Welfare State

Stenkula, Mikael - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2009

Does tax policy affect the rate of self-employment in a modern welfare state? This question is analyzed empirically based on Swedish data for the entire post-war period. Available tax data indicate that payroll taxes have had a negative influence on the unincorporated rate of self-employment,...

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The Division of Labor and the Market for Organizations

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2000

The paper examines the determinants of the division of labor within firms. It provides an explanation of the pervasive observed changes in work organization away from the traditional functional departments and toward multi-tasking and job rotation. Whereas the existing literature on the division...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005082494

Foreign Direct Investment and Employment: Home Country Experience in the United States and Sweden

Blomström, Magnus; Fors, Gunnar; Lipsey, Robert E. - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1997

We compare the relation between foreign affiliate production and parent employment in U.S. manufacturing multinationals with that in Swedish firms. U.S. multinationals appear to have allocated some of their more labor intensive operations selling in world markets to affiliates in developing...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419511

Swedish Multinationals and Competition from High- and Low-Wage Locations

Braconier, Henrik; Ekholm, Karolina - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1999

This study uses data on Swedish multinationals to estimate cross elasticities of labour demand in different locations. With a vertical decomposition of the firm's activities, whether there is substitution or complementarity between employment in different parts of the firm will depend on whether...

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