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 …

This paper models the impact on economic growth of HIV/AIDS when the epidemic is in a mature phase, in contrast with … epidemic in Central America, show that AIDS is not likely to threaten economic growth through either labor or capital …

) are. Next, we apply these results to find that under the first process, HIV/AIDS is equally prevalent among men and women … lead to higher HIV/AIDS prevalence among women in the short run, but it does in the long run. …

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 …