Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/45751 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2009:30
Publisher: 
Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU), Uppsala
Abstract: 
Comparing Sweden to other EU countries, labour force participation rates of older individuals and females are high. These facts are consistent with the idea that institutional design matters: access to child care, paid parental leave, and a tax system with individual rather than household income taxation, probably explain a significant fraction of the high female participation rate; and the evidence suggests that the design of pension systems has an impact on the labour force participation of the elderly. Active labour market policies may contribute to high labour force participation, but cannot be relied on as a major means of raising employment and participation in the long run.
Subjects: 
Labour supply
taxes
income support systems
JEL: 
H55
J21
J26
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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