The Welfare State in Transition
Reforming the Swedish Model

488 pages
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6 x 9
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© 1997
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Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Richard B. Freeman, Robert Topel, Birgitta Swedenborg.
1: Generating Equality and Eliminating Poverty, the Swedish Way
Anders Bjorklund, Richard B. Freeman.
2: Public Employment, Taxes, and the Welfare State in Sweden
Sherwin Rosen
3: Tax Policy in Sweden
Erik Norrman, Charles E. McLure, Jr.
4: Wage Policy and Restructuring: The Swedish Labor Market since 1960
Per-Anders Edin, Robert Topel.
5: The Effects of Sweden’s Welfare State on Labor Supply Incentives
Thomas Aronsson, James R. Walker.
6: An Evaluation of the Swedish Active Labor Market Policy: New and Received Wisdom
Anders Forslund, Alan B. Krueger.
7: Taxes and Subsidies in Swedish Unemployment
Lars Ljungqvist, Thomas J. Sargent.
8: The Social Costs of Regulation and Lack of Competition in Sweden: A Summary
Stefan Folster, Sam Peltzman.
9: Industrial Policy, Employer Size, and Economic Performance in Sweden
Steven J. Davis, Magnus Henrekson.
10: A Heckscher-Ohlin View of Sweden Competing in the Global Marketplace
Edward E. Leamer, Per Lundborg.
Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index
Introduction
Richard B. Freeman, Robert Topel, Birgitta Swedenborg.
1: Generating Equality and Eliminating Poverty, the Swedish Way
Anders Bjorklund, Richard B. Freeman.
2: Public Employment, Taxes, and the Welfare State in Sweden
Sherwin Rosen
3: Tax Policy in Sweden
Erik Norrman, Charles E. McLure, Jr.
4: Wage Policy and Restructuring: The Swedish Labor Market since 1960
Per-Anders Edin, Robert Topel.
5: The Effects of Sweden’s Welfare State on Labor Supply Incentives
Thomas Aronsson, James R. Walker.
6: An Evaluation of the Swedish Active Labor Market Policy: New and Received Wisdom
Anders Forslund, Alan B. Krueger.
7: Taxes and Subsidies in Swedish Unemployment
Lars Ljungqvist, Thomas J. Sargent.
8: The Social Costs of Regulation and Lack of Competition in Sweden: A Summary
Stefan Folster, Sam Peltzman.
9: Industrial Policy, Employer Size, and Economic Performance in Sweden
Steven J. Davis, Magnus Henrekson.
10: A Heckscher-Ohlin View of Sweden Competing in the Global Marketplace
Edward E. Leamer, Per Lundborg.
Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index
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