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Structural Change in the Swedish economy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century – The role of import substitution and export demand
(2007-02-21)The paper presents input-output tables for the Swedish economy for 1885, 1898 and 1913. These tables are used to explore structural change and to decompose Swedish economic growth in 1885–1898 and 1898–1913 into different ... -
Tariff protection in Sweden 1885–1914
(2005)This paper presents disaggregated estimates of nominal and effective rates of tariff protection for Sweden 1885–1914. In a methodological part of the article I argue that the proper way to measure tariff protection is an ... -
The income distributional consequences of agrarian tariffs in Sweden on the eve of World War I
(2006)After 1870 Swedish agriculture was transformed in the direction of more animal husbandry. Small farmers in particular specialized in animal produce. Yet, agricultural protectionism primarily served the interest of large ... -
Thy neighbour’s property. Communal property rights and institutional change in an iron producing forest district of Sweden 1630-1750
(2005)This paper focuses on the development of property rights to village com-mons, as they appear in the court rolls of a legal district in Sweden in the late 17th and the early 18th century. A development of agrarian property ... -
Verkstadsindustri i globaliseringens tidevarv. En studie av SKF och Volvo 1970-2000
(2006)This working paper explores the impact of the globalization process 1970-2000 on two manufacturing industries in the Gothenburg area – SKF and Volvo. Three aspects of the process are highlighted: the development of new ...