Browsing by Author "Jakobsson, Niklas"
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Do attitudes toward gender equality really differ between Norway and Sweden?
Jakobsson, Niklas; Kotsadam, Andreas (2009-04-06)Using survey data from Norway and Sweden, we assess people’s attitudes toward gender equality. Previous studies argue that these attitudes are more egalitarian in Sweden than in Norway. Similar to previous research, we ... -
Do Laws Affect Attitudes? - An assessment of the Norwegian prostitution law using longitudinal data
Jakobsson, Niklas; Kotsadam, Andreas (2010-06)The question of whether laws affect attitudes has inspired scholars across many disciplines, but empirical knowledge is sparse. Using longitudinal survey data from Norway and Sweden, collected before and after the ... -
Does immigration affect welfare state generosity? Quasi-experimental evidence
Jakobsson, Niklas (2014-06)This note studies the impact of immigration on welfare state generosity in 12 Western European countries. In estimations not coping with the possible endogeneity problem, there are indications of a negative relationship ... -
Intergovernmental grants and fiscal competition
Jakobsson, Niklas; Nordblom, Katarina (2009-01-08)This theoretical paper shows how a central government can induce a policy concerning a municipal matter through a package of a policy requirement and a grant. We find that, due to fiscal competition and the possibility ... -
Laws, attitudes and public policy
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The Law and Economics of International Sex Slavery: Prostitution Laws and Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
Jakobsson, Niklas; Kotsadam, Andreas (2010-06)International trafficking in humans for sexual exploitation is an economic activity driven by profit motives, and up to four million people are estimated to be exploited by human traffickers each year. Laws regarding ... -
What explains attitudes toward prostitution?
Jakobsson, Niklas; Kotsadam, Andreas (2009-04-03)Using a larger and more representative sample than previous studies, we assess people’s attitudes toward prostitution in Norway and Sweden. Compared to previous statistical analyses in this field, the present study is ... -
Why do you want lower taxes? Preferences regarding municipal income tax rates
Jakobsson, Niklas (2009-02-23)The factors shaping people’s preferences for municipal labour income tax rates in Sweden were assessed, using survey data. The tax rate actually faced by the respondents had explanatory power for their attitudes towards ...