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Intragenerational Income Mobility in Gothenburg, S weden, 1925–94: Before, during, and after the Rise of the Welfare State
Author(s) -
Jansson Birgitta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
australian economic history review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.493
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1467-8446
pISSN - 0004-8992
DOI - 10.1111/aehr.12033
Subject(s) - poverty , economics , welfare , immigration , demographic economics , economic mobility , family income , household income , state (computer science) , welfare state , social mobility , labour economics , economic growth , geography , sociology , political science , market economy , social science , archaeology , politics , law , algorithm , computer science
This article compares income mobility at the household level using tax data for G othenburg, S weden, from 1925 to 1994. Income mobility is defined as changes in household disposable equivalent income over time. Results indicate extensive income mobility over time. Income mobility is often linked to the life cycle, and three classic poverty risks – childhood, starting a family, and old age – have been reduced. Results also show the emergence of two new poverty risks – young adulthood and family‐building for immigrants – challenges that need to be addressed by future policy prescriptions.