Inequality, Poverty and Income Mobility - Studies based om micro data for the city of Göteborg, Sweden, 1925-2003
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
University
University of Gothenburg. School of Business, Economics and Law
Institution
Department of Economic History ; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen
Disputation
Fredagen den 20 maj 2011, kl 10.00, hörsalen Sappören, Sprängkullsgatan 25, Göteborg
Date of defence
2011-05-20
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Date
2011-05-09Author
Jansson, Birgitta
Keywords
Micro data
Panel data
Poverty traps
Income distribution
Inequality
Top incomes
Welfare state
Household disposable income
Income mobility
Intragenerational mobility
Intergenerational mobility
Socioeconomic mobility
Publication type
Doctoral thesis
ISBN
978-91-86217-04-4
Series/Report no.
Gothenburg Studies in Economic History
5
Language
eng
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