Essays about: "Wealth tax"
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1. Tax Policies and Housing Prices: An Empirical Analysis
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This thesis evaluates the effect on housing prices from the abolished wealth tax in 2007 and the property tax reform from 2008. This is done using a municipality-level panel dataset, covering all municipalities within Sweden from 2005-2010. READ MORE
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2. The Drivers of Wealth Inequality: The Case of Sweden
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Wealth inequality is a defining feature of the global economy which gives rise to several societal issues. To investigate the driving factors behind wealth inequality in Sweden, a wealth model from Gabaix et al. (2016) is extended to include type dependency, differences in returns amongst individuals in the population. READ MORE
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3. The Ecological and Social Effects of Gentrification and Urbanisation in Thailand's Lower Chao Phraya Delta
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : Rapid economic development and urban expansion of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) places pressure on biomes and communities alike. In a world suffering from the increasing effects of climate change, unchecked urbanisation comes at the expense of carbon sequestrating environments. READ MORE
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4. The Impact of Reducing Capital Taxation on Savings and Entrepreneurship: A synthetic control study on Sweden
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Capital taxes have gained prominence in public discourse for their perceived redistributional capabilities. Understanding their effect on individual economic decision making is key to designing effective tax policy. Sweden provides a good case study of the implications of capital taxes, as it repealed most of its capital taxes between 2005 to 2007. READ MORE
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5. MINERAL RENTS AND WEALTH : AN ANALYSIS OF THE DIAMOND MARKET AND THE POTENTIAL TAX SPACE 2010-2019
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälleAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyse resource rents in the diamond industry. Based on extensive datasets and a discussion of all relevant costs, resource rent statistics in the diamond industry is examined on a global level for the period 2010-2019. Resource rents give an indication of the available space for taxation. READ MORE