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Economic Survey of Sweden 2005: Improving quality and value for money in healthcare

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09-Jun-2005

Swedes can be pleased with their healthcare system. It provides high quality care, is relatively well funded and is managed in fairly efficient and innovative ways. But some reforms are needed to cope with the changing demands that are being placed on healthcare systems worldwide.

Economic Survey of Sweden 2005: Raising hours worked

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09-Jun-2005

Although labour force participation is high, it can be raised further – especially by increasing hours of work, getting young people through the educational system faster, improving the integration of immigrants and reducing incentives to early retirement.

Economic Review of Sweden 2005: Best practice for reducing sickness and disability absences

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09-Jun-2005

Sweden’s single biggest economic problem is the high number of people absent from work due to sickness or disability. This chapter describes the problem and looks at what other countries have done to reduce absenteeism.

Economic Survey of Sweden 2005: Strengthening fiscal policy

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09-Jun-2005

Public finances will be under pressure from the ageing of the population and the forces of globalisation. This chapter outlines the size of these pressures and discusses what can be done in preparation.

Economic Survey of Sweden 2005: Key Challenges

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09-Jun-2005

This chapter discusses the key challenges facing the Swedish economy. It reviews recent economic performance and discusses the areas that need to be improved in order to maintain the welfare state.

Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level, 2005: Enabling Globalisation

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02-May-2005

This year’s OECD Ministerial Council Meeting will be held at OECD Headquarters on 3-4 May 2005 under the chairmanship of Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden, with the overarching theme of “Enabling ...

Economic Policy Reforms 2005: Sweden Country Note

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01-Mar-2005

This note, taken from Chapter 3 of Economic Policy Reforms, focuses on key structural policy priorities for Sweden, supported by a comparative analysis of the indicators in Chapter 2. The note also presents ...

Product market competition and economic performance in Sweden

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12-May-2004

Deborah Roseveare, Martin Jørgensen and Lennart Goranson

This paper examines the current state of product market competition in Sweden and proposes further measures. Economics Department Working Paper 388. 

Economic Survey - Sweden 2004

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05-Feb-2004

What are the key challenges facing Sweden? How could greater competition be encouraged? Can labour supply be increased? How can the economy become more dynamic? Can public finances cope with ageing pressures? ...