Sökning: "Wealth inequality"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 36 avhandlingar innehållade orden Wealth inequality.

  1. 1. Monetary Policy and Economic Inequality

    Författare :Josefin Kilman; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Monetary policy; Monetary policy shocks; Vector auto-regression; Local projections; Income inequality; Wealth inequality; Labor unions; Administrative register data; Savings; Macroeconomic policy;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four independent empirical papers on monetary policy and economic inequality. The first paper explores the Romer and Romer (R&R) (2004) framework to estimate monetary policy shocks. R&R propose a simple method to estimate shocks using forecast and real-time data, but such data is not always available. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Wealth and the economic vote : How assets and liabilities shape election outcomes

    Författare :Anton Brännlund; Karl-Oskar Lindgren; Pär Nyman; Andreas Bergh; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic voting; wealth; political parties; financial markets; economic inequality; Statskunskap; Political Science; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis contributes to the literature on economic voting, especially the subfield of the electoral impact in relation to wealth. The thesis consists of an introductory chapter and four independent research articles based on data from Sweden. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Essays on Income Taxation and Wealth Inequality

    Författare :Jacob Lundberg; Håkan Selin; Spencer Bastani; Helena Svaleryd; Tomas Sjögren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public economics; income taxation; wealth inequality; Laffer curve; redistribution; microsimulation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is concerned with inequality, redistribution and taxation, in particular the taxation of labour income and the distribution of wealth. Most of the analysis is focused on Sweden. The thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay 1: “Analyzing tax reforms using the Swedish Labour Income Microsimulation Model”. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Inequality and Macroeconomic Policy : Essays on Climate, Immigration and Fiscal Intervention

    Författare :Laurence Malafry; Per Krusell; Kjetil Storesletten; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Macroeconomics; inequality; climate change; carbon taxation; immigration; labour market; fiscal multipliers; austerity; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays in economics.Optimal Climate Policy with Household Wealth Inequality. Policy makers concerned with setting optimal carbon taxes to address climate change externalities often employ integrated assessment models (IAMs). LÄS MER

  7. 5. The Mediated Representation of the Super-Rich : Secrecy, Wealth Taxation and the Tensions of Neoliberal Capitalism

    Författare :Axel Vikström; Göran Eriksson; Åsa Kroon; Fredrik Stiernstedt; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; The super-rich; capitalism; neoliberalism; wealth inequality; critical discourse analysis; ideology; media; secrecy; wealth taxation;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines how the wealthiest apex of the capitalist class, a segment commonly referred to as ‘the super-rich’, is represented in Swedish legacy newspapers. As decades of neoliberal reforms have paved the way for increasing wealth concentration at the very top, the super-rich has emerged as both a material and discursive phenomenon. LÄS MER