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Perspectives on the Success and Early History of the Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research (IUI)
Henrekson, Magnus - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2009
The Industrial Institute of Economic and Social Research (IUI) was founded in 1939. In less than ten years, IUI grew from a small survey bureau to a leading research institute focused on microeconomic research relevant to industrial development. Based on a number of new commemorative essays and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543205
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Mixed Risk Aversion.
Caballe, J.; Pomansky, A. - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005780369
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Is Tolerance Good or Bad for Growth?
Berggren, Niclas; Elinder, Mikael - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2010
We investigate to what extent tolerance, as measured by attitudes toward different types of neighbors, affects economic growth. Data from the World Values Survey enable us to investigate tolerance–growth relationships for 54 countries. We provide estimates based on cross-sectional as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008490331
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Entrepreneurship and Second-best Institutions: Going Beyond Baumol’s Typology
Douhan, Robin; Henrekson, Magnus - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2008
destructive entrepreneurship. Baumol’s classificatory scheme is built around a limited concept of first-best outcomes and … therefore easily fails to appreciate the true impact of entrepreneurship in real world circumstances characterized by suboptimal … institutions. We present an alternative way of generalizing the notion of entrepreneurship and show how and why it encompasses the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004969817
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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004979442
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Does College Education Reduce Small Business Failure?
Asoni, Andrea; Sanandaji, Tino - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014
We estimate the effect of college education on business survival using the NLSY79. The endogeneity of both education and business ownership is accounted for by a competing risks duration model augmented with a college selection equation. Contrary to the previous literature, we fi…nd no effect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011099536
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Swedish Inheritance and Gift Taxation (1885–2004)
Henrekson, Magnus; Du Rietz, Gunnar; Waldenström, Daniel - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2012
This paper studies the evolution of the modern Swedish inheritance taxation from its introduction in 1885 to its abolishment in 2004. A thorough description is offered of the basic principles of the tax, including underlying ideas and ambitions, tax schedules, and rules concerning valuation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011082581
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Swedish Wealth Taxation (1911–2007)
Du Rietz, Gunnar; Henrekson, Magnus - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014
This paper studies the evolution of modern Swedish wealth taxation since its introduction in 1911 until it was abolished in 2007. It offers a thorough description of the rules concerning valuation of assets, deductions/exemptions and tax schedules to characterize effective wealth tax schedules...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011082583
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The International Mobility of Billionaires
Sanandaji, Tino - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2012
their home community at higher rates than employees. Entrepreneurship too appears to be local, with private equity be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011095044
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Superentrepreneurship in Europe Compared to Other Industrialised Regions
Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014
burdens have higher entrepreneurship rates but less self-employment. Europe has a higher self-employment rate than the United … States and East Asia. At the same time, Europe has a lower entrepreneurship rate than competitor regions. Europe … underperforms in entrepreneurship despite having advantages such as a skilled labour force, good infrastructure, large markets and …
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