The Swedish Economy
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2010
270 pages
978-0-8157-1958-8 (ISBN)
Description
This books examines economic conditions and policies in Sweden. Topics include adjusting to slower economic growth, labor markets, taxation, the public sector, and Swedish political foundations.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
DC
United States
ISBN-13
978-0-8157-1958-8 (9780815719588)
DOI
10.5771/9780815719588
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- 1. Overview
- What Strikes an American about the Swedish Economy?
- Why Be Concerned about Sweden?
- Microeconomic Policy
- Macroeconomic Policy
- Conclusions
- 2. Adjusting to Slower Economic Growth: The Domestic Economy
- The Growth Slowdown
- Adjusting to Slower Growth
- The Collapse of Domestic Investment
- Inflation
- Conclusion
- 3. Adjusting to Slower Economic Growth: The External Sector
- Competitiveness and Economic Structure
- Must the Terms of Trade Decline Continuously?
- Structural Change and Industrial Policy
- Industrial Policies: Lessons for the Future
- Summary and Conclusions
- Comments by Lars Werin
- Comments by Per Magnus Wijkman
- 4. Economic Goals and the Policy Mix
- The Policy Debate
- Macroeconomic Policies
- Overview
- Comments by Villy Bergström
- 5. Efficiency and Equality in Swedish Labor Markets
- Labor Market Developments and Economic Growth
- Economic Incentives and Labor Mobility
- Costs of Solidaristic Wage Policy
- Unemployment and Labor Market Policy
- Collective Bargaining and Aggregate Wage Determination
- Wage Earner Funds
- Conclusion
- Comments by Lars Calmfors
- Comments by Bertil Holmlund
- 6. Taxes, Transfers, and Swedish Labor Supply
- Taxes
- Transfer Programs
- Theory of Labor Supply Response
- Labor Supply Trends, 1963-84
- Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Swedish Work Effort
- Conclusion
- Comments by Assar Lindbeck
- Comments by Ingemar Hansson
- 7. Rethinking the Role of the Public Sector
- Overview
- Deficits
- Taxes
- Expenditures
- Conclusion
- Comments by Michael Sohlman
- 8. Political Foundations of Swedish Economic Policy
- A Political Analysis of Economic Adjustment
- Political Foundations of the Swedish Model
- Changing Constraints and the Swedish Model
- New Rules of the Game?
- Suggestions for Change
- Comments by Leif Lewin
- Comments by Daniel Tarschys
- Conference Participants
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
