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The OECD assessment and recommendations on the main economic challenges faced by Sweden are available by clicking on each chapter heading below.
Key challenges for living standards and the welfare state
Is Sweden’s macroeconomic framework working well? What are the key challenges facing the Swedish economy?
Product market competition and economic performance
What could be done to boost productivity growth? Does the institutional framework for competition need strengthening? Which sectors require specific measures? How can the public sector be exposed to more competition?
See also ECO Working Paper 388: Product market competition and economic performance in Sweden
Harnessing resources more effectively
What measures could encourage young people to complete education more quickly? How can integration of immigrants into the labour market be improved? What can be done to reduce sick leave? What should be the focus of future income tax cuts? How can obstacles to job mobility be reduced? Can tax rules be changed to reduce distortion of investment decisions? How can entrepreneurial activity be encouraged? What can be done to stimulate commercialisation of R&D?
More sustainable public finances
What is the likely impact on public finances from the ageing population? How can the government prepare for the demographic changes? What can be done to facilitate an improvement of central government finances? How can upward trends in local government taxes and expenditures be curbed? How could the fiscal framework be refined to help long-term policy appraisal?
Some aspects of sustainable development
Do environmental policies need more focus on cost-effectiveness?
A printer-friendly Policy Brief (pdf format) may also be downloaded. The Policy Brief contains the OECD assessment and recommendations, but does not include all of the charts available from the above pages.
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The full edition of the OECD Economic Survey for Sweden is available from:
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SourceOECD for subscribing institutions and many libraries
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Government officials with OLISnet accounts
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