Die Studie bietet einen Überblick über die Entwicklungstendenzen der Steuersysteme ausgewählter OECD-Länder im Verlauf der letzten Jahrzehnte. Die quantitative Entwicklung wird anhand diverser OECD-Statistiken illustriert. Länderkapitel zeichnen die Steuerpolitik nach und arbeiten deren...

Based on simulated counterfactual analyses, this paper studies the long-term evolution of key policy outcomes associated with the Nordic model. The results show that Finland had the most redistributive policy changes in the studied time periods. The Danish flexicurity model involves high benefit...

The effects of a recent Swedish child-care fee reform are compared with those of an alternative reform, increased child benefits. The fee reform implied considerably decreased fees and was intended to increase both labor supply among parents and their economic well-being. We estimate labor...

This paper questions whether late twentieth century immigration patterns may have contributed to retreat from progressive taxation in Sweden (and elsewhere). The paper applies critical methodology to ask whether the societal generosity reflected in development of Sweden’s welfare state yielded...