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-employment sometimes differs diametrically depending on source. Sweden is occasionally erroneously reported to show the largest increase in …
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Minimum wages in Sweden are collectively agreed and differ by industry. Within agreements, the rates are also highly … differentiated. Minimum wages are higher in Sweden than in any of the countries with statutory rates considered in this study. This … reported results for Sweden do no support the suggestion that adverse employment effects are modest in systems with …
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-employment sometimes differs diametrically depending on source. Sweden is occasionally erroneously reported to show the largest increase in …
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This study presents new homogenous series of top income shares in Sweden over the period 1903-2004. We find that …. When included, Sweden's experience resembles that in the U.S. and the U.K. with sharp increases in top incomes. Excluding … capital gains, Sweden looks more like the continental European countries where top income shares have remained relatively …
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We study the development of wealth concentration in Sweden over 130 years, from the beginning of industrialization …
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Realized capital gains are typically disregarded in the study of income inequality. We show that in the case of Sweden … surge in capital gains-driven inequality in Sweden since the 1980s. While there are no evident changes in terms of who earns …
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We analyze the rate of formation, the characteristics, and the performance of different types of new firms in Sweden … over a decade. Comparisons to Denmark, Brazil, and the U.S. suggest that the environment for new firm formation in Sweden …
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industry and the role that globalization plays in that process. Using matched worker-firm data from Sweden, we find strong …
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