INEQUALITY IN THE MEDIA ABOU GENDER by ERIN https://padlet.com/707579396/8gpcb3mtulfn SWEDEN en-us 2017-06-22 05:19:38 UTC 2026-01-09 09:24:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rocket.png Inequality Trends in Sweden 1978-2004 707579396 https://padlet.com/707579396/8gpcb3mtulfn/wish/177167213 We document a clear increase in Swedish earnings inequality in the early 1990s, and that much of this increase was generated by movements in and out of the labor market. Inequality in disposable income and earnings net of taxes and transfers also increased, but much less than the increased inequality in pre-government earnings. These different developments are most likely explained by the generous Swedish welfare system. Consistent with these observations, we see no clear trend in consumption inequality. We also estimate stochastic processes for household earnings. A simple random-walk process captures much of the life-cycle dynamics. But we find clear evidence that the true earnings process is not a random walk. We demonstrate that some estimation methods result in severe upward bias in the estimated volatility of permanent shocks if serial correlation in temporary shocks is ignored. Our estimation results show that the increase in earnings inequality is almost entirely driven by an increase in residual earnings inequality. Moreover, this increase was mostly generated by an increased volatility of persistent shocks. (Copyright: Elsevier)]]> 2017-06-22 05:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/707579396/8gpcb3mtulfn/wish/177167213 What Accounts For the Differing Gender Inequalities in Sweden ? 707579396 https://padlet.com/707579396/8gpcb3mtulfn/wish/177167219 2017-06-22 05:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/707579396/8gpcb3mtulfn/wish/177167219 707579396 https://padlet.com/707579396/8gpcb3mtulfn/wish/177167220
Is Sweden really one of the best places to be a woman? That is the view of many women outside Sweden, as well as some of us who live here. But is it a myth or a reality?


Let's face it, we are no longer topping the charts as we used to, when it comes to gender equality. Sweden has gone from the first position to fourth, according to theWorld Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index.
]]> 2017-06-22 05:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/707579396/8gpcb3mtulfn/wish/177167220 Sweden is not some kind of equality paradise 707579396 https://padlet.com/707579396/8gpcb3mtulfn/wish/177167222 Swedish governments often boast about gender equality in Sweden. Government upon government has claimed that these advances have given Sweden a strong international position. The latest is the feminist government, spearheaded by Stefan Löfven, which insists that Sweden is and ought to be a frontrunner in the area of gender equality. On its home page the government writes that Sweden has great international reputational capital to maintain and develop.]]> 2017-06-22 05:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/707579396/8gpcb3mtulfn/wish/177167222