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in: The Civic Culture Transformed: from Allegiant to Assertive Citizens, Dalton, R & Welzel, C.,(eds), Page 261–281, Cambridge University Press, New York.

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Is it okay to enjoy warmer summers, given they are caused by climate change? Should we feel shame when we fly? Is anxiety an overreaction, or a rational response to the current climate crisis? There i

This paper highlights the role of tax funding of day care for children and demonstrates that the optimal income tax should face all agents with the cost of the needed day care in order to earn further

Abstract In 2001, the Swedish system of student aid for college students was substantially reformed; the grant-share of the total aid was increased, students were allowed to earn more without a reducti

Martin Ljunge, Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) ABSTRACTThe paper that will be presented finds significant private returns from trust. Individuals with high trust earn more. Greater trust lead

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In a society there are always several generations co-existing and they all need different things from the welfare state. This result is a conflict between generations on who should be favored by publi by , Tommy Ferrarini, Kenneth Nelson and Joakim Palme.

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Disinformation campaigns 2.0

Propaganda and lying are as old as humanity itself and the post-print social media age has created a hyperactive environment of sharing information including lies. Disinformation and misinformation po