Arbeitspapier

Immigration and income inequality in Sweden

Income inequality has been on the rise in many industrialised countries since around the 1980's. In Sweden the increase of income inequality has been particularly large. This in spite of Sweden's extensive redistribution system and public policy that prioritize equality among its population. This paper investigates a potential factor for the rise in inequality that is yet fairly unexplored, namely immigration. As inequality has increased in Sweden, so has also immigration. Sweden experienced large refugee inflows after the 1970's, the largest flow consisting of circa 100 000 Yugoslavs during the Bosnian war. This study provides indications on what way immigration shapes the income distribution and lays the ground for prospective studies. Results show that the inflow of new migrants during the early 1990's in Sweden raises income inequality and it is almost entirely due to increased dispersion in the lower tail of the income distribution.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: LIS Working Paper Series ; No. 638

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Income inequality
Disposable income
Immigration
Political refugee
Demographic shifts
Multinomial Probit
Sweden

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Grundsten, Ronja
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
(wo)
Luxembourg
(wann)
2015

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Grundsten, Ronja
  • Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)

Entstanden

  • 2015

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