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Inequality and Trust
Jordahl, Henrik - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007
This paper reviews the literature on economic inequality and trust. Cross-country studies, within-country studies, and … experiments all suggest that economic inequality exerts a negative influence on trust. Four mechanisms are proposed to explain the … negative relationship: social ties (or networks), inference on social relationships (to see inequality as a signal of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005029285
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Inequality and Trust in Sweden: Some Inequalities are More Harmful than Others
Gustavsson, Magnus; Jordahl, Henrik - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2006
We present new evidence on the influence of income inequality on generalized trust. Using individual panel data from … relationship between income inequality and trust is particularly strong for people with a strong aversion against income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645359
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An Equilibrium Model of Search Unemployment
Albrecht, James W; Axell, Bo - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1983
This paper develops a simple general equilibrium model with sequential search in which a non-degenerate wage offer distribution is endogenously determined. We use this model to analyze the comparative statics effects of increases in unemployment compensation on the unemployment rate and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684408
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Is There Really a Foreign Ownership Wage Premium? Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data
Heyman, Fredrik; Gustavsson Tingvall, Patrik; Sjöholm, … - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2006
Numerous studies on firm-level data have reported higher average wages in foreign-owned firms than in domestically-owned firms. This, however, does not necessarily imply that the individual worker’s wage increase with foreign ownership. Using detailed matched employer-employee data on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419528
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Comment on Education Returns of Wage Earners and Self-employed Workers
Jordahl, Henrik; Poutvaara, Panu; Tuomala, Juha - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2008
In a recent paper, García-Mainar and Montuenga-Gómez (2005) apply the generalized IV model of Hausman and Taylor to estimate education returns of wage earners and the self-employed in Portugal and in Spain. Our examination reveals several problems which relate to the validity and documentation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419546
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Acquisitions, Multinationals and Wage Dispersion
Heyman, Fredrik; Gustavsson Tingvall, Patrik; Sjöholm, … - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2006
Multinational firms pay relatively high wages. Less is known about the wage structure within multinational and non-multinational firms. We examine the impact of acquisitions on wage dispersion in Sweden using a large matched employer-employee data set. Foreign acquisitions of Swedish firms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645282
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Kompensationskontrakt för ledningsgruppsmedlemmar i svenska börs noterade företag
Meyerson, Eva M. - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1993
No abstract.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611595
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Wealth Concentration over the Path of Development: Sweden, 1873–2006
Roine, Jesper; Waldenström, Daniel - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007
inequality increased. We introduce new ways of approximating the effects of international flows and find that the recent increase … in Swedish wealth inequality is likely to be larger than what official estimates suggest. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005771090
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Long-Run Changes in the Concentration of Wealth: An Overview of Recent Findings
Waldenström, Daniel; Ohlsson, Henry; Roine, Jesper - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007
The objective of this paper is to study the dynamics of the wealth distribution over the path of economic development. More specifically, we are interested in distinguishing between changes which seem to be country specific and characteristics shared by all countries. A historical account of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645360
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Women's Representation and Public Spending
Svaleryd, Helena - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007
This paper studies whether the degree of women’s representation in Swedish local councils affects local public expenditure patterns. Theoretically, the individual preferences of elected representatives may have an impact on public expenditure if full policy commitment is not feasible. To...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645438