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LINDA - Longitudinal INdividual DAta for Sweden
Edin, Per-Anders; Fredriksson, Peter - 2000
This paper presents LINDA - a register-based longitudinal data set for Sweden. LINDA consists of a large panel of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321802
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Portfolio Allocation over the Life Cycle: Evidence from Swedish Household Data
Andersson, Björn - 2001
This paper provides empirical evidence on life-cycle patterns in the asset allocation of Swedish households. Data on household portfolio allocation are collected from the HINK surveys for the period 1982-1992, and portfolio shares of different asset categories are regressed on age, period, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321812
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The gender gap in workplace authority in Sweden 1968 - 2000: A family affair?
Bygren, Magnus; Gähler, Michael - 2007
We assess whether the gender gap in authority in Sweden has changed during the period 1968–2000, and investigate to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317967
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On the role of capital gains in Swedish income inequality
Roine, Jesper; Waldenström, Daniel - 2011
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321442
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The economics of alternative strategies for the reduction of food-borne diseases in developing countries: The case of diarrhea in Rwanda
von Witzke, Harald; Kirschke, Dieter; Lotze-Campen, Hermann - 2005
The paper provides a methodology which is suitable for the analysis of the social cost of disease and the benefits and cost of health intervention by integrating public health analysis and economics. The approach developed in the paper is applied to food-borne diarrhea in Rwanda. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343384
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Bail-in and Legacy Assets: Harmonized rules for targeted partial compensation to strengthen the bail-in regime
Poyntner, Philipp; Reininger, Thomas - 2018
In the wake of the global financial crisis, several large bank rescues by governments further entrenched bail-out expectations in the wider public. Then, following a problematic ad-hoc bail-in in Cyprus early 2013, EU rules introduced provisions for 'bail-in', that is, the administrative power...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013370141
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Financial inclusion, mobile money and regulatory architecture
Metzger, Martina; Were, Maureen; Pédussel Wu, Jennifer - 2022
This paper discusses first the role of mobile money accounts to enhance financial inclusion towards vulnerable groups in developing countries in the light of recent empirical evidence. Second, we explore the role of regulation to address risks to consumers and the financial system arising from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013482895
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A theory of transactions privacy
Kahn, Charles M.; McAndrews, James; Roberds, William - 2000
In this paper, we consider the costs and benefits of transactions privacy. In the environment we consider, privacy is the concealment of potentially useful information, but concealment also potentially bestows benefits. In some versions of the environment, the standard Coasian logic applies:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010397483
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The Economics of Alternative Strategiesfor the Reduction of Food-borneDiseases in Developing Countries:The Case of Diarrhea in Rwanda
Witzke, Harald von; Kirschke, Dieter; Lotze-Campen, Hermann - Universität <Berlin, Humboldt-Universität> / … - 2005
The paper provides a methodology which is suitable for the analysis of the socialcost of disease and the benefits and cost of health intervention by integrating public healthanalysis and economics. The approach developed in the paper is applied to food-bornediarrhea in Rwanda. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009302564
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Voter turnout and the size of government
Aggeborn, Linuz - 2013
Finnish municipal data are used and a constitutional change in Sweden in 1970 is applied as an instrument for voter turnout in … local elections. In 1970, Sweden moved from having separate election days for different levels of government, among other … constitutional reform increased voter turnout in local elections in Sweden. The overall conclusion of this paper is that higher voter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011396716