| 来源类型 | Working Paper |
| 规范类型 | 报告 |
| DOI | 10.3386/w4945 |
| 来源ID | Working Paper 4945 |
| Generating Equality and Eliminating Poverty, The Swedish Way | |
| Anders Bjorklund; Richard B. Freeman | |
| 发表日期 | 1994-12-01 |
| 出版年 | 1994 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | Sweden has a remarkable record in reducing inequality and virtually eliminating poverty. This paper shows that: 1) Sweden achieved its egalitarian income distribution and eliminated poverty largely because of its system of earnings and income determination, not because of the homogeneity of the population nor of its educational system. 2) In the job market Sweden is distinguished by a relatively egalitarian distribution of hours of work among those employed, which may be an interrelated part of the Swedish economic system, and until the recent recession, by a high employment rate. 3) Tax and transfer policies contribute substantially to Sweden's overall distribution record. In contrast to many social welfare systems, Sweden's is largely a workfare system, providing benefits for those with some work activity. 4) Part of Sweden's historic success in maintaining jobs for low wage workers while raising their wages resulted from policies that directly or indirectly buttress demand for low skill workers, notably through public sector employment. 5) Sweden's tax and transfer policies have maintained the position of lower income workers and families, including those with children, during its recent economic decline. |
| URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w4945 |
| 来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/562368 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Anders Bjorklund,Richard B. Freeman. Generating Equality and Eliminating Poverty, The Swedish Way. 1994. |
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