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  1. 31. Economic Decisions and Social Norms in Life and Death Situations

    Författare :Oscar Erixson; Henry Ohlsson; Mikael Elinder; Matthew Lindqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mortality; social norms; dicrimination; maritime disasters; altruism; estate division; wills; equal sharing; bequests motives; inheritances; windfall gains; tax reform; labor income; capital income; health; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay 1: (with Mikael Elinder) Since the sinking of the Titanic, there has been a widespread belief that the social norm of “women and children first” (WCF) gives women a survival advantage over men in maritime disasters, and that captains and crew members give priority to passengers. We analyze a database of 18 maritime disasters spanning three centuries, covering the fate of over 15,000 individuals of more than 30 nationalities. LÄS MER

  3. 32. Essays on Inequality and Education

    Författare :Erika Ekström; Per-Anders Edin; Peter Fredriksson; Arne Bigsten; Paul Gregg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Income distribution; Discrimination; Namibia; Vocational education; University enrolment; Unemployment; Adult education; Wage earnings; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained essays.Essay I examines the contribution of socio-economic variables to Namibian income inequality. I examine the extent to which total income inequality is due to within-group inequality or between-group inequality. Income inequality in Namibia ranks among the highest in the world. LÄS MER

  4. 33. An indirect route to equality : taxing consumers to build the Swedish welfare state

    Författare :Gunnar Lantz; Thomas Pettersson; Lena Andersson-Skog; Svante Prado; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :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;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  5. 34. The Absent Entrepreneur : Exploring the Role of the Entrepreneur in Economics

    Författare :Arvid Malm; Pontus Braunerhjelm; Bo Carlsson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrepreneurship; education; income distribution; philanthropy; economics; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Economics as an academic discipline has often found it difficult to formally model the Entrepreneur. As Baumol (1968) noted, “The theoretical firm is entrepreneurless—the prince of Denmark has been expunged from the discussion of Hamlet. LÄS MER

  7. 35. Essays on the Determinants and Measurement of Subjective Well-Being

    Författare :Martin Berlin; Markus Jäntti; Andrew Clark; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; subjective well-being; happiness; life satisfaction; affect; income; cash margin; time use; measurement error; ordinal response models; cardinality; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays in economics, all concerned with different aspects of subjective well-being. The abstracts of the four studies are as follows.Beyond Income: The Importance for Life Satisfaction of Having Access to a Cash Margin. LÄS MER