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Wealth concentration over the path of development: Sweden, 1873 - 2005
Roine, Jesper; Waldenström, Daniel - 2007
We study the development of wealth concentration in Sweden over 130 years, from the begin-ning of industrialization until present day. Our series are based on a wide array of new evi-dence from estate- and wealth tax data, estimates of foreign and domestic family firm-wealth and of pension and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281378
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Formal institutions and subjective well-being: Revisiting the cross-country evidence
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2008
A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic … performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited. In this paper …, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country studies on the institutions-happiness association. Our findings suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281226
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Decentralization as a disincentive for transnational terror? An empirical test
Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2007
Using panel data for a maximum of 109 countries over the years 1976-2000, we empirically analyze the impact of decentralization on the occurrence of transnational terror. Taking account of the potential simultaneity between terror and decentralization, our results show that expenditure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281348
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Wealth Concentration over the Path of Development: Sweden 1873–2005
Roine, Jesper; Waldenström, Daniel - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2007
We study the development of wealth concentration in Sweden over 130 years, from the begin-ning of industrialization until present day. Our series are based on a wide array of new evi-dence from estate- and wealth tax data, estimates of foreign and domestic family firm-wealth and of pension and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005190863
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Decentralization as a disincentive for transnational terror? An empirical test.
Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina AV - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2007
Using panel data for a maximum of 109 countries over the years 1976-2000, we empirically analyze the impact of decentralization on the occurrence of transnational terror. Taking account of the potential simultaneity between terror and decentralization, our results show that expenditure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005649514
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What determines top income shares? Evidence from the twentieth century
Roine, Jesper; Vlachos, Jonas; Waldenström, Daniel - 2007
This paper examines the long-run determinants of the evolution of top in-come shares. Using a newly assembled panel of 16 developed countries over the entire twentieth century, we find that financial development dis-proportionately boosts top incomes. This effect appears to be particularly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281266
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Formal Institutions and Subjective Well-Being: Revisiting the Cross-Country Evidence.
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina AV - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2008
A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic … performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited. In this paper …, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country studies on the institutions-happiness association. Our findings suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005649319
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What Determines Top Income Shares? Evidence from the Twentieth Century
Roine, Jesper; Vlachos, Jonas; Waldenström, Daniel - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2007
This paper examines the long-run determinants of the evolution of top in-come shares. Using a newly assembled panel of 16 developed countries over the entire twentieth century, we find that financial development dis-proportionately boosts top incomes. This effect appears to be particularly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005649456