This paper examines the evolution of economic inequality in Sweden before, during and after the major macro … buttressed disposable income for those with low income, and despite the rise in inequality, Sweden remained one of the most … low to explain that Sweden moved to the top of the league tables in knowledge intensive activities. Our analysis of …

data from Sweden. Combining data from exams taken at military enlistment with earnings records from the tax register, we …

price and wage rigidities to study four countries (the U.S., the U.K., Sweden, and Germany) during the financial crisis and … factors were also important in the U.K., but less so in Sweden and Germany. Reduced matching efficiency was considerably less … important in the U.K. and Sweden than in the U.S., but matching efficiency improved in Germany, helping to keep unemployment low …