This study presents new homogenous series of top income shares in Sweden over the period 1903 to 2004. We find that … included or not. Including them, Sweden’s experience resembles that in the U.S. and the U.K. with sharp increases in top … incomes, whereas excluding them Sweden looks more like the Continental European countries where top income shares have …

This study presents new homogenous series of top income shares in Sweden over the period 1903-2004. We find that …. When included, Sweden's experience resembles that in the U.S. and the U.K. with sharp increases in top incomes. Excluding … capital gains, Sweden looks more like the continental European countries where top income shares have remained relatively …