Members

Erik Bihagen, Magnus Nermo, Charlotta Stern, Yvonne Åberg

General aim

To study stability and change in the composition of top income earners in terms of gender, class belonging and ethnic background

To learn more about elite dynamics; network effect, educational effects (elite schools, field of study)

Strenghts

* Organizational elite in focus (rather than directorates)
* Network effects (large, representative data)
* Personality traits
* Educational effects in more detail

On-going work

* Class origin and elite belonging in Sweden 1993-2007
* Gender composition of the labor market elite
* Way to elite after university exam, longitudinal