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Demographic Patterns in Europe: A Review of Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
The new pattern in demographic behavior in the industrialized world, i.e. the “second demographic transition”, appeared in the mid-1960s and spread more recently to the Eastern parts of Europe. This o
Long-term Care Insurance in Germany
Arbetsrapport 2011 nr. 13 Hur kan vi organisera och finansiera äldreomsorgen i framtiden med en åldrande befolkning? Den tyska äldreomsorgsförsäkring som infördes 1995/96 utgör ett intressant alternati
Urban Inequality and Political Recruitment Networks
Taking social-geographical differentiation in the urban landscape into account, this paper provides evidence of segregation-generated differences in political recruitment networks. It is found that ac
From Transfers to Individual Responsibility: Implications for Savings and Capital Accumulation in Taiwan and the United States
A demographically realistic model incorporating life cycle saving motives is used to simulate effects of changing a transfer-based old-age support to a funded system, applied to the cases of Taiwan an
Health and Wealth: the Contribution of Welfare State Policies to Economic Growth
Unlike economic theories and strategies of the last twenty years, this paper claims that health helps to create wealth, i.e. not only the other way around. It is argued that a human capital approach w
Cohort Effects on Earning Profiles: Evidence from Sweden
This paper estimates cohort size effects on earning profiles and whether these are affected by an individual’s position in the Swedish Baby Boom and Baby Busts. Amongst other, it is found that higher
The College-to-Work Transition during the 1990s. Evidence from Sweden
This paper analyzes the time it takes for Swedish college graduates to start a full-time job that lasts for six month or more, the study period being 1991–1999. The results show that the risk of unemp
Organised Interests, Labour Market and Migration: the Swedish Model
The paper examines arguments presented by unions and employers concerning immigration in relation to the Swedish labor market. It also considers how Sweden’s institutional arrangements in this respect
Politics as organized combat – new players and new rules of the game in Sweden
Stefan Svallfors Working Paper 2016 no. 3(Published in New Political Economy , Vol 21 (6), pp 505-19 (2016). DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2016.1156662) In this paper, Sweden is used as an example of how organize
Who Cleans the Welfare State? Migration, Informalization, Social Exclusion and Domestic Services in Stockholm
The report explores connections between migration, social exclusion, and informalization of the labor market with a focus on domestic services in Stockholm. Through an interview study, the author iden
