Essays about: "Axel Granström"

Found 2 essays containing the words Axel Granström.

1. 1. Paying too fast and too slow - Heterogeneous Life Expectancy and the Swedish Public Pension System

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Axel Granström; Carl Edvin Steinvall; [2021]
   Keywords : Pension Policy; Life Expectancy; NDC systems; Life Cycle;

   Abstract : In many pension systems, pension benefits are calculated based on the life expectancy in the population. However, in recent years the gap in life expectancy and mortality across socioeconomic groups has been growing in Sweden and the OECD. READ MORE

3. 2. Redistribution and the Alignment Effect: Theory and Evidence

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Ludvig Holmér; Axel Granström; [2018]
   Keywords : Redistributive politics; Alignment; Political Economy; Electoral competition;

   Abstract : This paper studies the impact of political alignment on the redistribution of grants between central and local governments. A model, where the central government uses its discretionary power to further the prospects of its constituent parties at all levels of government, is constructed and used to make a prediction regarding the allocation of grants. READ MORE