To study home care, new data were collected directly from a number of Swedish municipalities. The data collection was enabled by the recent digitalization, with electronic measurement of the time use of employees. In retail, the researchers had access to a large and detailed database covering all retail stores in Sweden since 2001. This database, with information on ownership, store type, and sales area, is unique and enables extensive analyses at the store level.
The project was financed by a grant from Jan Wallanders och Tom Hedelius stiftelse.