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Sweden's pensioners: how they have fared in the roller coaster ride through the past decade and a half of deep recession and economic exuberance

Gustafsson, Björn; Johansson, Mats; Palmer, Edward - 2007

This study analyses the development of the economic well-being of the elderly in Sweden since 1990 - a period … Survey. The elderly were not isolated as pensions were cut, full indexation abandoned and taxes increased during Sweden … elderly. Overall, poverty among the elderly in Sweden remains low in an international perspective and our analysis leads us to …

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If Seebohm Rowntree had studied Sweden: How poverty changed in the city of Göteborg from 1925 to 2003

Gustafsson, Björn; Jansson, Birgitta - 2010

This paper investigates the development of poverty in Sweden using micro data derived from tax files for the city of … of present-day Sweden: the dual earner system. …

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Product Market Integration, Wage Dispersion and Unemployment

2001

Even when international product market integration is taking place between fairly similar countries with low labour mobility, it may have important effects for labour markets by increasing the mobility of jobs. This creates both opportunities through exports and threats from imports. Is there...

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Why Do Self-Employed Immigrants in Denmark and Sweden Have Such Low Incomes?

Andersson, Pernilla; Wadensjö, Eskil - 2004

paper we look at the incomes for the self-employed in Denmark and Sweden. To minimize the problems with unreported income we …

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Top incomes in Sweden during three-quarters of a century: a micro data approach

Gustafsson, Björn; Jansson, Birgitta - 2007

This paper aims to throw light on the development of top incomes in Sweden as well as the causes for change. Using …

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The income gap between natives and second generation immigrants in Sweden: is skill the explanation?

Nordin, Martin; Rooth, Dan-Olof - 2007

This is the first study to use an achievement test score to analyze whether the income gap between second-generation immigrants and natives is caused by a skill gap rather than ethnic discrimination. Since, in principle, every male Swedish citizen takes the test when turning 18, we are able to...

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Maximum fee vs. child benefit: a welfare analysis of Swedish child-care fee reform

Brink, Anna; Nordblom, Katarina; Wahlberg, Roger - 2007

The effects of a recent Swedish child-care fee reform are compared with those of an alternative reform, increased child benefits. The fee reform implied considerably decreased fees and was intended to increase both labor supply among parents and their economic well-being. We estimate labor...

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Unionization and the evolution of the wage distribution in Sweden: 1968 to 2000

Albrecht, James; Björklund, Anders; Vroman, Susan - 2009

We examine the evolution of the Swedish wage distribution over the periods 1968-1981 and 1981-2000. The first period was the heyday of the Swedish solidarity wage policy with strongly equalization clauses in the central wage agreements. During the second period, there was more scope for...

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Intergenerational top income mobility in Sweden: a combination of equal opportunity and capitalistic dynasties

Björklund, Anders; Roine, Jesper; Waldenström, Daniel - 2008

. 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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Equality of opportunity and the distribution of long-run income in Sweden

Björklund, Anders; Jäntti, Markus; Roemer, John E. - 2011

before adulthood. We address the question: in Sweden, given its present constellation of social policies and institutions, to …

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