Worst in Europe? Swedish Housing Conditions in the First Half of the 20th century

Johan Ericsson ()
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Johan Ericsson: Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Postal: Uppsala University, Department of Economic History, P.O. Box 256, SE-751 05 Uppsala, SWEDEN

No 2024/16, Uppsala Papers in Economic History from Uppsala University, Department of Economic History

Abstract: Prevailing narratives in the historical literature often paint a picture of Sweden having some of the poorest housing conditions in Europe during the early 20th century. This article challenges this widely accepted view by presenting a first-of-its-kind systematic and comparative study of European housing conditions, with a focus on Sweden. By constructing a new database and critically examining existing data, this study seeks to reassess the common assertions about Swedish housing standards. This study shows that there is no empirical evidence to support the notion that Sweden had among the worst housing conditions in Europe in this period.

Keywords: housing conditions; overcrowding; amenities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N00 N30 N34 O18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2024-04-29
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DOI: 10.33063/upeh.v3i.606

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