NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Reforming the Welfare State: Recovery and Beyond in Sweden

Richard B. Freeman, Birgitta Swedenborg and Robert Topel, editors

Conference held September 30-October 1, 2005
Forthcoming from University of Chicago Press


The following chapters are preliminary drafts unless otherwise noted. They have not yet been subjected to the formal review process of the NBER. This page will be updated as individual chapters are revised.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Richard B. Freeman, Birgitta Swedenborg, Robert Topel (bibliographic info) (download) version of May 6, 2008

1. Searching for Optimal Inequality/Incentives: Anders Bjorklund, Richard B. Freeman (bibliographic info) (download) version of May 6, 2008

2. Policies Affecting Work Patterns and Labor Income for Women: Ann-Sofie Kolm, Edward P. Lazear (bibliographic info) (download)

3. Wage Determination and Employment in Sweden since the early 1990s - Wage Formation in a New Setting: Peter Fredriksson, Robert Topel (bibliographic info) (download)

4. Labor Supply, Tax Base and Public Policy in Sweden: Thomas Aronsson, James R. Walker (bibliographic info) (download)

5. Did Active Labour Market Policies Help Sweden Rebound from the Depression of the Early 1990s?: Anders Forslund, Alan Krueger (bibliographic info) (download)

6. How Sweden’s Unemployment Became More Like Europe’s: Lars Ljungqvist, Thomas J. Sargent (bibliographic info) (download)

7. Economic Performance and Work Activity in Sweden After the Crisis of the Early 1990s: Steven J. Davis, Magnus Henrekson (bibliographic info) (download)

8. Competition, Regulation and the Role of Local Government Policies in Swedish Markets: Stefan Folster, Sam Peltzman (bibliographic info) (download)

9. What Have Changes to the Global Markets for Goods and Services Done to the Viability of the Swedish Welfare State?: Edward E. Leamer (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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