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Intergenerational Income Mobility, Regional Income Levels, and Inequality: Unveiling Differences in Equality of Opportunity Across Swedish Municipalities

Fredrich, Johanna Marie LU (2024) NEKH01 20241
Department of Economics
Abstract (Swedish)
Denna avhandling analyserar sambandet mellan intergenerationell inkomströrlighet och socioekonomiska indikatorer i svenska kommuner. Ett särskilt fokus ligger på sambandet mellan den regionala medianinkomstnivån och intergenerationell inkomströrlighet. Dessutom beaktas andra socioekonomiska indikatorer som till exempel ekonomisk tillväxt och utbildningsnivåer, liksom mått på ojämlikhet såsom GINI och P90P10 percentilmätning. Studien visar att det finns betydande skillnader mellan de faktorer som är förknippade med absolut och relativ rörlighet. Det verkar vara mycket lättare för en individ som kommer från en låginkomstfamilj att uppnå uppåtgående rörlighet i absoluta termer när de växer upp i en höginkomstregion i Sverige. När det gäller... (More)
Denna avhandling analyserar sambandet mellan intergenerationell inkomströrlighet och socioekonomiska indikatorer i svenska kommuner. Ett särskilt fokus ligger på sambandet mellan den regionala medianinkomstnivån och intergenerationell inkomströrlighet. Dessutom beaktas andra socioekonomiska indikatorer som till exempel ekonomisk tillväxt och utbildningsnivåer, liksom mått på ojämlikhet såsom GINI och P90P10 percentilmätning. Studien visar att det finns betydande skillnader mellan de faktorer som är förknippade med absolut och relativ rörlighet. Det verkar vara mycket lättare för en individ som kommer från en låginkomstfamilj att uppnå uppåtgående rörlighet i absoluta termer när de växer upp i en höginkomstregion i Sverige. När det gäller relativ rörlighet är medianinkomstnivåerna inte korrelerade med nivån på den relativa rörligheten i regionerna. Ojämlikhet är förknippat med både absolut och relativ rörlighet, men på olika sätt. En högre Gini-koefficient är förknippad med lägre absolut rörlighet och en hög toppinkomstkoncentration, mätt med P90/P10, är korrelerad med lägre relativ rörlighet. (Less)
Abstract
This thesis analyses the relationship between intergenerational income mobility and socioeconomic indicators across Swedish municipalities. A particular focus is on the relationship between the median regional income level and intergenerational income mobility. Additionally, other socioeconomic indicators, such as economic growth and education levels, are considered, as well as measures of inequality, such as the GINI and the P90P10 percentile measurement. This study finds that there are significant differences between the factors associated with absolute and relative mobility. Across Swedish municipalities, the findings show that an individual coming from a low-income family is more likely to achieve upward mobility in absolute terms when... (More)
This thesis analyses the relationship between intergenerational income mobility and socioeconomic indicators across Swedish municipalities. A particular focus is on the relationship between the median regional income level and intergenerational income mobility. Additionally, other socioeconomic indicators, such as economic growth and education levels, are considered, as well as measures of inequality, such as the GINI and the P90P10 percentile measurement. This study finds that there are significant differences between the factors associated with absolute and relative mobility. Across Swedish municipalities, the findings show that an individual coming from a low-income family is more likely to achieve upward mobility in absolute terms when they grow up in a high-income region. For relative mobility, median income levels are not correlated with the level of relative mobility across the regions. Inequality is associated with both absolute and relative mobility but in different ways. A higher Gini coefficient is associated with lower absolute mobility and a high top-income concentration, measured by P90/P10, is correlated with lower relative mobility. (Less)
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author
Fredrich, Johanna Marie LU
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course
NEKH01 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Intergenerational Income Mobility, Equality of Opportunity, Swedish Regions, Inequality
language
English
id
9156727
date added to LUP
2024-06-12 14:11:18
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2024-06-12 14:11:18
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  abstract     = {{This thesis analyses the relationship between intergenerational income mobility and socioeconomic indicators across Swedish municipalities. A particular focus is on the relationship between the median regional income level and intergenerational income mobility. Additionally, other socioeconomic indicators, such as economic growth and education levels, are considered, as well as measures of inequality, such as the GINI and the P90P10 percentile measurement. This study finds that there are significant differences between the factors associated with absolute and relative mobility. Across Swedish municipalities, the findings show that an individual coming from a low-income family is more likely to achieve upward mobility in absolute terms when they grow up in a high-income region. For relative mobility, median income levels are not correlated with the level of relative mobility across the regions. Inequality is associated with both absolute and relative mobility but in different ways. A higher Gini coefficient is associated with lower absolute mobility and a high top-income concentration, measured by P90/P10, is correlated with lower relative mobility.}},
  author       = {{Fredrich, Johanna Marie}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Intergenerational Income Mobility, Regional Income Levels, and Inequality: Unveiling Differences in Equality of Opportunity Across Swedish Municipalities}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}