Simulating the distribution of economic welfare. The case of Sweden

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Wahlström, Staffan¹

Note: [1] Staffan Wahlström is since 1985 Head of the Department of Research and Development at Statistics Sweden. Before that, he was for almost ten years Head of the Research Institute for Statistics on Living Conditions of the same institution. In 1982 Statistics Sweden started “the income distribution simulation project”, described in the article, with Staffan Wahlström as project leader.

Abstract: The equalization of the economic standard of living of different population groups is a national political goal of the Swedish society. Important knowledge for the pursuit of such a goal is up-to-data information about the distribution of economic resources. There is also need for models by means of which different political actions – realized or planned – can be evaluated. The paper describes the Swedish work to coordinate databases and EDP-models to permit compilation of the relevant information.

DOI: 10.3233/SJU-1988-5201

Journal: Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 101-111, 1988