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Berggren, Niclas; Nilsson, Therese - 2020

We examine how variation in antisemitism across countries can be explained by economic freedom. We propose two mechanisms. First, the more economic freedom, the greater the scope of market activities. If people perceive the consequences of the market economy as detrimental, they will be more...

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William J. Baumol: innovative contributor to entrepreneurship economics

Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael - 2021

William J. Baumol was one of the most prolific economists of his generation, analyzing a broad range of central economic issues addressing real problems of the world. In this essay, we present and critically evaluate Baumol's research contributions in entrepreneurship economics and point to...

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Market reform and school competition : the lesson from Sweden

Wennström, Johan - 2016

necessary to establish appropriate rules and institutions for school competition. Instead, ill-conceived grading and curriculum …-profit producers, must account for how institutions and incentive structures affect behavior. …

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Financial and institutional reforms for an entrepreneurial society

Economidou, Claire; Grilli, Luca; Henrekson, Magnus; … - 2018

ventures. That is followed by three papers that focus on the institutions that (fail to) channel financial resources to such … ventures and two papers that analyze the relevance of labor market institutions. The special issue concludes with two papers … investigating how the interplay of institutions and productive entrepreneurship results in economic growth. …

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Corruption, judicial accountability and inequality : unfair procedures may benefit the worst-off

Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2019

We ask whether, as many seem to think, corruption worsens, and judicial accountability improves, inequality, and investigate this empirically using data from 145 countries 1960.2014. We relate perceived corruption and de facto judicial accountability to gross-income inequality and consumption...

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Do voters dislike liberalizing reforms? : new evidence using data on satisfaction with democracy

Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2018

Since the early 1980s a wave of liberalizing reforms has swept over the world. While the stated motivation for these reforms has usually been to increase economic efficiency, some critics have instead inferred ulterior motives and a desire to enrich certain (already rich) people at the expense...

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Taxation of goods and services from 1862 to 2010

Stenkula, Mikael - 2013

This paper presents annual Swedish time series data on consumption taxes, i.e. the indirect taxation of goods and services, between 1862 and 2010. As a share of total state tax revenues, consumption taxes were very high at the beginning of the period, though as a share of GDP it was rather low....

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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 the Swedish tax system: the taxation of labor income, capital income, consumption, inheritance and gift, wealth and real estate. The importance of these taxes varied greatly...

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Taxation of real estate in Sweden (1862-2013)

Stenkula, Mikael - 2014

This paper surveys the development and role of the real estate tax in Sweden between 1862 and 2010. The possibility to tax real estate has been used at both the local and state level throughout history. Its importance is difficult to assess directly due to limited data availability and the...

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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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