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Economic survey of Sweden 2007: Why has inflation been persistently low?

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14-Feb-2007

Average inflation in Sweden has been one of the lowest in Europe since the mid-1990s. This chapter reviews the factors underlying this development and analyzes the policy options for the central bank.

Economic survey of Sweden 2007: Key challenges for the Swedish economy

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14-Feb-2007

Sweden enjoys excellent macroeconomic performance. Meanwhile, tensions are clear at the margin, including labour market exclusion, rigidities on the housing market and subdued entrepreneurship. The fiscal ...

Economic survey of Sweden 2007

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14-Feb-2007

What are the main challenges for the Swedish economy? How can Sweden combat exclusion in the labour market? Why is inflation so low and how should the central bank react? How can distortions in the housing ...

Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2007: Sweden Country Note

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13-Feb-2007

This note, taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2007, contains information about the progress in implementing reforms in line with the 2006 priorities for Sweden.

Réformes économiques: Objectif croissance 2007 - Mesures prises en réponse aux priorités d'action en 2007 - Suède

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13-Feb-2007

Cette note, extraite du chapitre 2 de Réformes économiques: Objectif croissance 2007, contient des informations sur les progrès réalisés dans la mise en œuvre des réformes de politique structurelle identifiées ...

List of Economic Surveys of Sweden

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22-Jan-2007

List of Economic Surveys of Sweden

Getting better value for money from Sweden's healthcare system

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26-Sep-2005

David Rae

Sweden has one of the OECD's better health systems, but this paper describes ways it can be improved further. Economics Department Working Paper 443.

How to reduce sickness absences in Sweden: lessons from international experience

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23-Sep-2005

David Rae

Sweden’s single biggest economic problem is the high number of people absent from work due to sickness or disability. This paper looks at what can be done to reduce absenteeism. Economics Department Working Paper 442.

Economic Survey of Sweden 2005

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09-Jun-2005

The underlying economy of Sweden is sound, so the main economic challenge is a long-term one: to maintain the core of the welfare system in the face of some large financial pressures. Boosting labour supply ...

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