The evolution of top incomes in an egalitarian society: Sweden, 1903-2004

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 366-387

  Roine, Jesper ^a   Waldenström, Daniel ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capital gains; Income distribution; Income inequality; Sweden; Taxation; Top incomes; Wealth distribution; Welfare State

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549054630     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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