A Decade of Tax and Benefit Reforms in Sweden: Effects on Labour Supply, Welfare and Inequality

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Journal: Economica
Year: 1998
Volume: 65
Issue: 257
Pages: 39-67

Authors (2)

Thomas Aronsson (not in RePEc) Mårten Palme (Stockholms Universitet)

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Abstract

Sweden has experienced a sequence of tax and benefit reforms during the last decade. In this paper we evaluate these reforms from labour supply, welfare and inequality points of view. We depart from a household labour supply model. Simulation of the model reveals that tax and benefit reforms have led to a considerable reduction of the excess burden. Regarding social welfare and inequality, we show that the results depend to a large extent on the income inequality measure and the measure of social welfare, as well as the income concept (household disposable income or money metric utility).

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:econom:v:65:y:1998:i:257:p:39-67
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-28