This paper looks the divergence in political trust levels between rural and urban areas since 2008. It concludes that this increasing rural-urban divide has important implications for European democracies. The research uses data gathered between 2008 and 2018 … Read more
Faith No More? The divergence of political trust between urban and rural Europe
Hur viktig är familjebakgrunden för ekonomiska utfall? En jämförelse av fyra ansatser
Artikeln granskar fyra ansatser att studera familjebakgrundens betydelse för de ekonomiska utfallen inkomst och utbildningsår. Föräldrars och barns inkomster och utbildning samvarierar positivt, men sambanden förklarar bara en liten del … Read more
Trends in Absolute Income Mobility in North America and Europe
This paper looks at trends in social mobility in eight wealthy countries and finds significant differences between them. It compares the real incomes of parents and children born between 1960 … Read more
Economic Distress and Support for Radical Right Parties – Evidence from Sweden
This is an updated version of the working paper (updated 18th June 2021) This paper investigates whether there are any links between being made unemployed and increasing support for … Read more
Intergenerational mobility, intergenerational effects, sibling correlations, and equality of opportunity: A comparison of four approaches
This paper compares four different ways of researching how family background affects our educational attainment and earnings: looking at intergenerational mobility; looking at how interventions with parents can affect offspring … Read more
Can We Really Rely on Income Distribution Statistics? Some Issues in the Swedish Data
The Swedish Income Distribution Statistics have shown rising gaps in disposable income since the early 1980s. Several reports have shown that capital income is an important driver behind this development. … Read more
Workplace Contact and Support for Anti-Immigration Parties
This is an updated version of the working paper (updated 14th June 2021) This paper asks whether support for anti-immigration political parties increases or decreases when native-born voters work alongside … Read more
Understanding the education gap in immigration preferences across countries over time: A decomposition approach
A large body of research shows that those with higher levels of education have more liberal preferences on immigration, but has that changed in recent years? This study finds little … Read more
Rent Sharing and Inclusive Growth
This paper looks at the extent to which wages are affected by profits in major British firms – a process known as ‘rent-sharing.’ It finds this happens on a much … Read more
Between Communism and Capitalism: Long-term Inequality in Poland, 1892-2015
This paper looks at the evolution of inequality in Poland from the late 19th Century to the early 21st Century, by constructing the long-term distribution of income in Poland from … Read more