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  2. 1. An indirect route to equality : taxing consumers to build the Swedish welfare state

    Author : Gunnar Lantz; Thomas Pettersson; Lena Andersson-Skog; Svante Prado; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Taxation; progressivity; economic history; consumption taxes; VAT; tax incidence; regressive taxation; inequality; income distribution; equity; distributive justice; fairness; household budget surveys; tax policy; welfare state; postwar era; institutions; corporatism; EEC; EFTA; ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

    Abstract : The question of who paid for the welfare state in postwar Sweden has been subject to extensive debate. Many have focused on the comparatively high, and steeply progressive, taxes on income. READ MORE

  4. 2. Advocates of Realpolitik : Sweden, Europe and the Helsinki Final Act

    Author : Aryo Makko; Hossein Sheiban; Thomas Jonter; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Sweden; Foreign Policy; Diplomacy; CSCE; Final Act; Cold War; Détente; Active Foreign Policy; Olof Palme; Neutrality; Neutrality Policy; EC; EEC; History; historia;

    Abstract : Sweden is traditionally portrayed as an active critic and mediator or bridge builder in international politics during the 1960s and 1970s. The activation of Swedish foreign policy, often ascribed to Prime Minister Olof Palme, has been lauded as a transformation from armed isolationism to internationalist solidarity. READ MORE

  5. 3. Trade Policy and Development: Income distributional effects in the Less Developed Countries of the US and EEC policies for agricultural commodities

    Author : Per Lundborg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; agricultural policies; general equilibrium; trade policies; income distribution; less developed countries; rural-urban m;

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  6. 4. An integrative approach to neurocardiologic mechanisms of heart disease risk in professional drivers : application of neuro-psycophysiologic and work environment models

    Author : Reza Emdad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : professional drivers; ischemic heart disease; EEC; ERP; TypeA behavior; Stress; Job Strain; headlight glare; night driving;

    Abstract : Aim: This dissertation aims to apply, develop and integrate neurophysiologic, psychophysiologic, and work environment models, along with behavioral and biomedical risk factors" to provide insight into the neurocardiologic mechanisms of heart disease risk in professional drivers (PD). Methods: Subjects were male PD, age 25-52: 13 with ischemic heart disease(IHD), 12 hypertensives (HTN), 10 borderline hypertensives (BHTN) and 34 normotensives (NTN), and 23 non-PD controls. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on inheritance, small businesses and energy consumption

    Author : Sebastian Escobar; Mikael Elinder; Katarina Nordblom; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; estates; bequests; inheritance taxes; tax evasion; tax avoidace; liquidity; entrepreneurship; small business; sub-metering; environment; smart meters; energy conservation; quasi experiment;

    Abstract : Essay 1: People’s planning to evade the inheritance tax curtails its merits. However, the extent of planning remains a matter of argument. According to popular belief, it is widespread, but few estimates have been presented. READ MORE