ROCHAS: THE COLLAPS OF FOLKHEMMET
Mauricio Rojas, Member of Parliament and assistant professor in economic history, gives a personal view of the transformation of the Swedish model from the maximalist "Folkhemmet" to a new Enabling State, giving citizens a new degree of control over consumption and savings.

Sweden after the Swedish Model


BECKER POSNER ON FRIEDMAN, SWEDEN

Gary Becker and Richard Posner discuss in their blog if Milton Friedman was annoyed that Sweden could achieve high levels of economic output despite high rates of taxation.

Becker, Posner on Sweden


FISHER, MATTHIESSEN: NORDIC ABILITY TO ADAPT TO GLOBALIZATION
Fisher and Matthiessen in Ecfin, EU Commission, in this short paper 2005 conclude that after momentums from economic crises and structural reforms, helped by universal insurance and relatively inclusive labour markets, the Nordic countries have shown ability to adapt to globalization.

How Bright are the Nordic Lights?


EPI: NO RECIPES, BUT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION

In this anthology from Economic Policy Institute 2005 different authors are asked if the Nordic Model is a recipe for success. Without articulating any clear answer they conclude that the countries may be a source of inspiration.

The Nordic Model – A Recipe for European Success?


DUTCH FINANCE MINISTRY: MANY SUCCESS FACTORS
This Dutch government study from 2005 finds that the success factors behind high economic growth and labour productivity in the Nordic countries seems to be for example good education, budgetary consolidation and accessible child care.

The lessons from the Nordics


THAKUR ET AL, IMF: BUMBLEBEE MAY FLY

The experienced IMF analyst Dr. Subhash Thakur and colleagues take a deeper look at the Swedish Welfare State in this IMF 2003 report and find that globalization makes it necessary to streamline the Swedish model while preserving its key elements, the welfare state (published by IMF).

Sweden's Welfare State, Can the Bumblebee Keep Flying?


LINDBECK: A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT

Assar Lindbeck gives his insightful and concerned views on the development and future of the large Swedish welfare state (published in JEL 1997, vol 35, no 3, and in a book by SNS).

The Swedish experiment


FREEMAN ET AL: A WELFARE STATE IN TRANSITION
In this influential so called first NBER-report 1997 well-known economists from USA and Sweden collaborate to study the economic collapse in the early 1990s and to suggest reforms to reestablish a healthy Swedish economy (published 1997 by Chicago Press).

The Welfare State in Transition


OLSSON: HOW BRIGHT ARE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS?
In this report, Mancur Olsson concluded 1990 (just some years before the major crises in Sweden and Finland) that an economy open to imports and exports, avoiding special interest legislation, cartelization and collusion can be innovative and prosperous even with a large equality-oriented transfer systems.

How bright are the Northern lights?