Eurosclerosis or Financial Collapse : Why Did Swedish Incomes Fall Behind? /

Sweden represents an archetypal welfare state economy, with extensive government safety nets. Some scholars have attributed a decline in its per capita income ranking since 1970 to "eurosclerosis" or sluggish growth caused by distortionary policies. This paper argues rather, that the perma...

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Autore principale: Cerra, Valerie
Altri autori: Saxena, Sweta
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/029
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF