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Perceptions of Inherited Wealth and the Support for Inheritance Taxation
We study how attitudes to inheritance taxation are influenced by information about the role of inherited wealth in society. Using a randomized experiment in a register‐linked Swedish survey, we find t…
Journal Article
Publish date 3/29/2021
The Last Will: Estate Divisions as a Testament of to Whom Altruism is Directed
We use data on estate divisions to study to whom altruistic preferences are directed. Insofar bequests are given without the prospect of future personal benefits in mind, they are presumably intrinsic…
Journal Article
Publish date 9/9/2021
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Contracting with Endogenously Incomplete Commitment: Escape Clauses
We study mechanism design under endogenously incomplete commitment as it arises in contracting with escape clauses. An escape clause permits the agent to end a contractual relationship under specified…
Working Paper
Publish date 5/28/2021
IFN Researcher
Unconstrained Trade: The Impact of EU Cage Bans on Exports of Poultry-Keeping Equipment
This study evaluates the impact of conventional cage bans for laying hens in the EU on exports of poultry-keeping equipment. Using detailed data on international trade in poultry-keeping equipment com…
Working Paper
Publish date 12/13/2021
Birth Order and Voter Turnout
Previous studies have stressed the role of a child's family environment for future political participation. This field of research has, however, overlooked that children within the same family have di…
Journal Article
Publish date 1/3/2022
New book on Bitcoin
Bitcoin is neither money, a financial asset nor digital gold. Instead, it should be seen as an open Ponzi scheme, argue Roger Svensson, IFN , and Bob Seeman, the authors of the new book Bitcoin: Unlic…
News
Publish date 7/7/2021
Collaborative Innovation Blocs and Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy: An Ecosystem Perspective
Among contemporary economists, Mariana Mazzucato stands out for her emphasis on the importance of innovation to solve pressing challenges and achieve a greater quality of life. However, the type of mi…
Working Paper
Publish date 9/22/2021
Moral Consensus and Antiestablishment Politics
This essay argues that mainstream Left and Right parties’ convergence around the liberal moral foundations of care, fairness, and liberty most likely explains the popular discontent with establishment…
Working Paper
Publish date 5/20/2021