SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance
No 450:
The Evolution of Income Inequality During the Rise of the Swedish Welfare State 1951 to 1973
Anders Björklund ()
and Mårten Palme ()
Abstract: We analyse the change in family gross income inequality
between 1951 and 1973. We use two new samples of the Swedish population
from 1951 and 1956 containing tax register data, and compare the results
with those obtained from the Swedish Level of Living survey from 1967 and
1973. Gini coefficients, four different Generalised entropy measures as
well as decile group shares of total income are calculated. We also do two
different decompositions: one between different demographic groups and one
between the male and female component of family income. Finally, we examine
to what extent zero family income records really reflect low economic
welfare by using interview data from the 1968 Swedish Level of Living
Survey.
Keywords: Income distribution; Household income; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: D30; I30; N30; (follow links to similar papers)
16 pages, June 6, 2001, Revised June 7, 2001
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