We study the development of wealth concentration in Sweden over 130 years, from the beginning of industrialization …

We study the development of wealth concentration in Sweden over 130 years, from the begin-ning of industrialization …

This paper discusses a number of questions with regard to Sweden's economic and political development: How did Sweden … become rich? What explains Sweden's high level of income equality? What were the causes of Sweden's problems from 1970 to … 1995? How is it possible that Sweden, since the crisis of the early 1990s, is growing faster than most EU countries despite …

Sweden experienced exeptionally fast economic growth during the century-long period 1870-1970. This illustrates that a …

. 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 …

affected by the kind of tax and welfare arrangements that may prevail in a mature welfare state. Sweden, allegedly the most …

. Using a large dataset of matched father-son pairs in Sweden, we find that intergenerational transmission is very strong in … positive association. Our results suggest that Sweden, known for having relatively high intergenerational mobility in general …

affected by the kind of tax and welfare arrangements that typically prevail in a mature welfare state. Sweden, allegedly the …