THE VIDEO SHELF · salary transparency
In Norway, Everyone Can Know How Much You Earn
Tom Scott explains how in Norway and other Nordic countries tax returns, and so individual incomes, are public. He looks at the effects of wage transparency and whether it is a good idea, with sources listed in the description.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it in discussions of salary transparency as a short, well-sourced overview of how public tax records work in Nordic countries.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Tom Scott
- Topic
- salary transparency
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2021
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Interesting video about somewhat public tax returns, and hence salary, in Norway and other Nordic countries. [VIDEO]
kozhevnikov on Hacker News · 2016-11
In LinkedIn launches Salary to chart what we earnI suggest checking out Tom Scott's "In Norway, Everyone Can Know How Much You Earn", at [VIDEO] And then, have a look at the bibliography in the video description!
CaliforniaKarl on Hacker News · 2018-09
In Tell Your Co-Workers How Much Money You Make
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