between initial wealth and entrepreneurship. However, in a recent paper Hurst and Lusardi (2004) use higher order of … polynomials in wealth and find that there is no relationship between household initial wealth and the probability of starting an … own business throughout most of the wealth distribution in the United States. In this paper we examine this relationship …

Sweden and the United States over the past decade. We show that wealth inequality has been significantly greater in the U …Given differences in public saving programs between Sweden and the United States, an examination of household private … wealth accumulation in these two countries can be enlightening. In this paper we examine wealth inequality and mobility in …

kink allows me to identify how UI affect the use of private wealth to finance consumption during unemployment spells. Using … significantly larger liquid wealth than men and young singles. …

We construct a dynamic theory of civil conflict hinging on inter-ethnic trust and trade. The model economy is … beliefs on the average propensity to trade of the other group. Since confict disrupts trade, the onset of a conflict signals … after each conflict episode. Third, accidental conflicts that do not reflect economic fundamentals can lead to a permanent …

This paper presents LINDA - a register-based longitudinal data set for Sweden. LINDA consists of a large panel of …

We assess whether the gender gap in authority in Sweden has changed during the period 1968–2000, and investigate to …

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 …

How do political elites prepare the civilian population for participation in violent conflict? We empirically …