Search for dissertations about: "tax reform"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 54 swedish dissertations containing the words tax reform.

  2. 16. Citizens and taxation : Sweden in comparative perspective

    Author : Jonas Edlund; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; taxation; tax policy; welfare state; Sweden; attitudes; class; comparative research;

    Abstract : In the contemporary critique of the welfare state a common target is taxation. The consequences of the high levels of taxes collected by the modern state, the critics argue, are slowdown in economic growth, high unemployment, and declining public legitimacy for taxes and state provided welfare. READ MORE

  4. 17. Towards an efficient use of infrastructure and the built environment : Essays in transport and housing economics

    Author : Lina Jonsson; Fastighetsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Hedonic pricing; Noise; Railway traffic; Road traffic; Congestion pricing; Acceptability; Road user charging; Political Economy; Railway; Marginal cost; Accident probability; Level crossings; Housing Economics; Property tax;

    Abstract : All four papers in the thesis share a common theme: how to achieve an efficient use of infrastructure and the built environment. In the presence of externalities, pricing according to the (short-run) marginal cost is one answer on how this can be achieved and the first two papers estimates parts of the marginal cost of traffic. READ MORE

  5. 18. Essays on Labor Economics : The Role of Government in Labor Supply Choices

    Author : Niklas Blomqvist; Peter Skogman Thoursie; Martin Olsson; Björn Tyrefors; Spencer Bastani; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Involuntary Part-time Employment; Labor Supply; Tax Elasticity; Refugees; Immigration; Integration; Natural Resource Extraction; Family Resources; Health; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : "Right to Work Full-time" Policies and Involuntary Part-time EmploymentThis paper investigates the effect of right to full-time policies implemented to decrease involuntary part-time work for public care workers employed by Swedish municipalities. Taking advantage of a staggered decision process, these policies are evaluated using a difference-in-differences approach. READ MORE

  6. 19. Child Marriage, Human Development and Welfare : Using Public Spending, Taxation and Conditional Cash Transfers as Policy Instruments

    Author : Yeasmin Sayeed; Lars Hultkrantz; Jörgen Levin; Jesper Stage; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HDs; Growth; MAMS; VAT Reform; Equity; Welfare; Secondary Stipend; Education; Age at Marriage; Multiregional Social Accounting Matrix; Cross-Entropy Estimation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The theme of this thesis is to analyze the impact of policy interventions such as financing human development (HD), tax reform and conditional cash transfer programmes, under the framework of growth and sustainable development. These policy instruments are evaluated through the application of both partial and general equilibrium models, and the last paper concentrates on developing regional social accounting matrices (SAMs) as a core database for spatial general equilibrium modelling. READ MORE

  7. 20. Transport Tax Policy Simulations and Satellite Accounting within a CGE Framework

    Author : Richard Johnsson; Stef Proost; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Business and economics; Ekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : Dissertation in Economics to be publicly examined in Hörsal 2, Uppsala University, on Thursday, March 6, 2003 at 10:15 am for the degree of doctor of philosophy. The examination will be conducted in English. READ MORE