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. Using a large dataset of matched father-son pairs in Sweden we are able to obtain results for fractions as small as 0 … top percentile of the population. Our results suggest that Sweden, well-known for its egalitarian achievements, is a …
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This paper discusses a number of questions with regard to Sweden's economic and political development: How did Sweden … become rich? What explains Sweden's high level of income equality? What were the causes of Sweden's problems from 1970 to … 1995? How is it possible that Sweden, since the crisis of the early 1990s, is growing faster than most EU countries despite …
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losses during the pandemic in Sweden using a difference-in-differences approach and population-wide data on monthly earnings …
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The cross-country correlation between social trust and income equality is well documented, but few studies examine the direction of causality. We show theoretically that by facilitating cooperation, trust may increase efficiency and lead to more equal outcomes, while the feedback from inequality...
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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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both similarities and differences. During the industrialization era, Sweden's domestic wealth was relatively low because of … similar, but in Sweden government wealth grew more important, not least through its relatively large public pension system …
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We study the political effects of mass emigration to the United States in the 19th century using data from Sweden. To …
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We estimate impacts of exposure to an infant health intervention trialled in Sweden in the early 1930s using …
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This paper reviews the long run developments in the distribution of personal income and wealth. It also discusses suggested explanations for the observed patterns. We try to answer questions such as: What do we know, and how do we know, about the distribution of income and wealth over time? Are...
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