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The social background of elite executives : the Swedish case

Henrekson, Magnus; Lyssarides, Odd - 2016

Sweden is often described as a country where intergenerational social mobility is high, but research also shows that … mobility for an extreme elite group in society: the CEOs of Sweden's 30 largest public firms since 1945. To our knowledge … former and current CEOs who grew up in Sweden and born between the late1800s and 1970. We have information about paternal …

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How important are ICT and R&D investments for value added in the Swedish business sector?

Edquist, Harald; Henrekson, Magnus - 2015

Since the mid-1990s value added has grown faster in the Swedish business sector than in the business sector of most other OECD countries. We investigate the association between ICT and R&D capital and value added in the Swedish non-farm business sector. By estimating neoclassical production...

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Swedish taxation since 1862 : an overview

Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael - 2015

This paper examines the development of taxation in Sweden from 1862 to 2013. The examination covers six key aspects of … estate. The importance of these taxes varied greatly over time and Sweden increasingly relied on broad-based taxes (such as …

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The rise and decline of private foundations as controlling owners of Swedish listed firms : the role of tax incentives

Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael - 2019

Private foundations became a vehicle for the corporate control of large listed firms in Sweden during the post-war era …

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"Post-truth" schooling and marketized education : explaining the decline in Sweden's school quality

Henrekson, Magnus; Wennström, Johan - 2018

The Swedish school system suffers from profound problems with teacher recruitment and retention, knowledge decline, and grade inflation. Absenteeism is high, and psychiatric disorders have risen sharply among Swedish pupils in the last ten years. In this pioneering analysis of the consequences...

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Inheritance taxation in Sweden, 1885 - 2004 : the role of ideology, family firms and tax avoidance

Henrekson, Magnus; Waldenström, Daniel - 2014

This paper studies the evolution of the modern Swedish inheritance taxation from its introduction in 1885 to its abolishment in 2004. Our contribution is twofold. First, we compute annual effective inheritance tax rates for differently sized bequests and different types of inherited assets...

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Perspectives on the success and early history of the Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research (IU)

Henrekson, Magnus - 2009

The Industrial Institute for 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...

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The Swedish inheritance and gift taxation : 1885 - 2004

DuRietz, Gunnar; Henrekson, Magnus; Waldenström, Daniel - 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...

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Entrepreneurship, institutuions and economic dynamism : lessons from a comparison of the United States and Sweden

Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - 2012

, who are renowned specialists in the area and with deep knowledge of the pertinent institutions in Sweden and the US. These …

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Product market reforms and incentives to innovate in Sweden

Edquist, Harald; Henrekson, Magnus - 2013

strong economic development in Sweden during the last two decades, namely product market reforms and incentives to innovate …

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