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Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2008: How Does Sweden Compare

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26-Jun-2008

Total health spending accounted for 9.2% of GDP in Sweden in 2006, slightly above the OECD average of 8.9%.

Seminar on “Embracing globalisation in the 21st century: a dialogue on the Nordic approach

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21-May-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his welcome at the Seminar on “Embracing globalisation in the 21st century: a dialogue on the Nordic approach”, Mr. Gurría wondered if there is a “Nordic model”, if the Nordic approach is sustainable and if elements of this approach were transferable.

Babies and Bosses - Key Outcomes of Sweden compared to OECD average

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21-Nov-2007

Key indicators on fertility, female and sole parent employment, childcare participation, child poverty and gender pay gap.

Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies in Sweden (Health Working Paper No. 28)

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26-Jul-2007

Pierre Moise and Elizabeth Docteur

The OECD has released an OECD Health Working Paper (No. 28) from the Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies and Innovation project. The paper describes and assesses pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies in Sweden.

Pensions at a Glance 2007: how does your country compare? A selection of indicators

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07-Jun-2007

Gross pension replacement rates (pre and post reform), Net pension replacement rates and Pension wealth, from OECD Pensions at a Glance - Public Policies across OECD Countries 2007 Edition.

Trends in Severe Disability Among Elderly People (Health Working Paper No. 26)

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30-Mar-2007

Gaétan Lafortune, Gaëlle Balestat

As the number and share of the population aged 65 and over will continue to grow steadily in OECD countries over the next decades, improvements in the functional status of elderly people could help mitigate the rise in the demand for, and hence expenditure on, long-term care.

Seminar on"Trade unions and welfare", Trento, Italy, 26-27 October 2006

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19-Oct-2006

This seminar is organised in cooperation with INAS CISL and Fondazione Giulio Pastore. The event will present and discuss the results of research addressing these issues undertaken in eight European countries: ...

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2006: SWEDEN

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26-Jun-2006

Total health spending accounted for 9.1% of GDP in Sweden in 2004, slightly higher than the OECD average of 8.9%.

Sweden 2004 - Tax-benefit country chapter - Benefits and Wages

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03-Mar-2006

The “Country Chapters” provide detailed descriptions of tax and benefit rules in a consistent format across countries, summaries of policy trends, and example calculations of benefit entitlements and tax burdens.

Hälsovårdsöversikt: OECD-indikatorer 2005 års upplaga. Sammanfattning på svenska

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08-Nov-2005

This third edition of Health at a Glance – OECD Indicators 2005 provides the latest comparable data and trends on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.