Search for dissertations about: "income heterogeneity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 69 swedish dissertations containing the words income heterogeneity.

  1. 1. Essays on Income Risk and Inequality

    Author : Karl Harmenberg; Per Krusell; Fatih Guvenen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; income risk; income inequality; consumption; durable goods; cyclical skewness; top-income inequality; gender gap; glass ceiling; assortative mating; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Consumption Dynamics under Time-Varying Unemployment Risk We study the response of households' demand for durable goods to fluctuations in unemployment risk. First, using survey data, we document that household durable expenditures react strongly to unemployment risk, while the effect on nondurable expenditures is indistinguishable from zero. READ MORE

  2. 2. Equality of opportunity, heterogeneity and poverty

    Author : William Nilsson; Karl-Gustaf Löfgren; Tomas Sjögren; Anders Björklund; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Equality of opportunity; Semiparametric; Poverty; Heterogeneity; State dependence; Twins; Unemployment; Divorce; Spousal response; Selection; Panel data; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : Paper [I] studies equality of opportunity in Sweden. The distinction between circumstances that constrain an individual’s opportunities and the individual choices also affecting a particular outcome is the main idea of theories of equality of opportunity. READ MORE

  3. 3. Social Mobilities : Multidimensionality, Operationalization, and Subgroup Heterogeneity

    Author : Max Thaning; Martin Hällsten; Rense Nieuwenhuis; Per Engzell; Jani Erola; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Mobility; Social Stratification; Socio-economic inequality; Subgroup Heterogeneity; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : Social mobility is a key concern for societies, as it reflects levels of inequality, life chances, and fairness. A higher mobility rate implies that individuals are less constrained by their family origins. READ MORE

  4. 4. Long-term unemployment scarring and the role of labour market policies : The case of Sweden in the 1990s

    Author : Madelene Nordlund; Mattias Strandh; Per H Jensen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; unemployment scarring; active labour market policy; unemployment insurance; active labour market policy programme; human capital; capability approach; business cycle; job-chances; reempolyemt income; heterogeneity; Sociology; Sociologi; sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : The experience of unemployment puts individuals at risk of long-term negative scarring and the longer the unemployment spell, the greater the risk of negative scarring. In Sweden, labour market policies aim at reducing such risks in the form of unemployment benefits, active matching and active labour market policy programmes (ALMPs). READ MORE

  5. 5. Essays on the Economics of Income Taxation

    Author : Spencer Bastani; Sören Blomquist; Luca Micheletto; Robin Boadway; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; taxation; income redistribution; in-kind transfers; tagging; behavioral responses to income taxation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of five self-contained essays.Essay 1. (with Sören Blomquist and Luca Micheletto) Using a calibrated overlapping-generations model we quantify the welfare gains of an age-dependent labor income tax. Agents face uncertainty regarding future abilities and can transfer consumption across periods through savings. READ MORE