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Speed and Concentration of the Covering Time for Structured Coupon Collectors
Journal of Applied Probability Abstract Let V be an n-set, and let X be a random variable taking values in the power-set of V. Suppose we are given a sequence of random coupons , where the are independe
The not-very-rich and the very poor. Poverty persistence and poverty concentration in Sweden
Journal of European Social Policy, Published online before print June 17, 2015, doi: 10.1177/0958928715588707 We question the common description of poverty in Western countries as largely brief and tra

Research seminar with Bo Malmberg: Spatial polarization in Sweden
At this seminar, Bo Malmberg discusses what polarization looks like in Sweden, what is driving polarization, and what the consequences are. One conclusion is that areas characterized by concentrated p
Bo Malmberg: Spatial polarization in Sweden: Patterns, driving forces and consequences
Research seminar with Bo Malmberg, Professor of Geography at Stockholm University. RegisterAbstractAt this seminar, Bo Malmberg discusses what polarization looks like in Sweden, what is driving polariz

Poverty and welfare among children and their families 1968–2010
Research report 2014/2, 78 p. This report studies child poverty, and changes in such poverty both by analyzing the family economy, and directly by using surveys with children themselves. It also compar
What to lobby on? Explaining Why Large American Firms Lobby on the Same or Different Issues
Business and Politics Abstract What determines whether or not firms lobby on the same policy issues? Scholars offer two broad answers to this question. Firms that are (1) similar or (2) connected throug
Excess mortality and COVID-19 in Sweden in 2020: A demographic account
Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2022, vol. 20, pp. 1–32. Abstract In this study, we provide an account of mortality levels in Sweden in 2020, focusing on both excess mortality and mortality due t
Malcolm Fairbrother: Explaining Environmental Successes and Failures
Venue:Institutet för framtidsstudier, Holländargatan 13, 4th floor, Stockholm, or online. Research seminar with Malcolm Fairbrother, Professor of Sociology, researcher at the Institute for Futures Stud

Malcolm Fairbrother: Explaining Environmental Successes and Failures
Research seminar with Malcolm Fairbrother, Professor of Sociology, researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies. Abstract Why has the world failed so disastrously on climate change? Humanity has su
New report on child poverty
No increase in child poverty in Sweden. That is the conclusion in a new report written by Carina Mood and Jan O. Jonsson; Ekonomisk utsatthet och välfärd bland barn och deras familjer 1968–2010, where chi