Academic career systems have been in focus lately as a means to attract talented researchers and teachers. In this paper, we compare tenure tracks at three Swedish universities. The analysis relies on qualitative data, including interviews and policy documents, and revolves around three questions: How is the tenure track designed? What were the…

Alternative entrance routes into higher education have been established in Sweden in order to facilitate the entrance of under-represented groups of students. The question is whether or not the additional entrance possibilities have served their purpose and, if so, to what extent. This is a longitudinal study using register data on one whole…

The extent to which financial aid has influenced higher education enrollment in Sweden is examined, drawing on data about four cohorts of college students from 1970 to 1990. Results suggest that financial aid has had a significant positive impact on enrollment and affected enrollment differences between socioeconomic groups and genders.…