Lower payroll taxes for young workers : Was the introduction of the payroll tax reductions for young employees an effective way to lower youth unemployment?

This thesis studies the effects on the unemployment rate and average income due to the payroll tax cuts for young workers in Sweden. The method that has been used is a difference-in-difference approach with two different control groups. The unemployment rate for Swedish individuals at age 15-24 has...

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Main Author: Johansson, Carolina
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS) 2016
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-53512