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Creative Destruction Theory Wins Economics Prize for Sustained Growth
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Creative Destruction Theory Wins Economics Prize for Sustained Growth

How is it that we have had two hundred years of sustained economic growth? This is something that Joel Mokyr and Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have answered in different ways in their research, for which they are now receiving the Economics Prize. It is about, among other things, "creative destruction"
Criticism Grows as Swedish Banks Lag in Lowering Mortgage Rates
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Criticism Grows as Swedish Banks Lag in Lowering Mortgage Rates

That the major banks have not lowered the mortgage rates as much as the Central Bank upsets the politicians. The leader of the Social Democrats Magdalena Andersson describes it as "damn it"
Swedbank Economist Criticizes Swedish Budget as Ineffective
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Swedbank Economist Criticizes Swedish Budget as Ineffective

The Tidö parties' budget initiative is larger than many had thought beforehand. The content is, however, far from what the Swedish economy needs, according to several assessors
Economists Suggest Swedish Central Bank Should Have Lowered Rates Sooner
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Economists Suggest Swedish Central Bank Should Have Lowered Rates Sooner

The Swedish Central Bank would have lowered the interest rate faster. This view is held by a number of economists in a report where the Swedish Central Bank's monetary policy in 2024 is evaluated
Sweden Invests in 48,000 Electric Mopeds for Ghana to Offset Emissions
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Sweden Invests in 48,000 Electric Mopeds for Ghana to Offset Emissions

Sweden is investing 109 million kronor in 48,000 new electric mopeds in Ghana. The investment is intended to compensate for Swedes' emissions of greenhouse gases, reports Dagens Nyheter
Defense Spending Surge Set to Raise Interest Rates, Warns Nordea Economist
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Defense Spending Surge Set to Raise Interest Rates, Warns Nordea Economist

The massive investment in defense – 300 billion kronor over ten years – will push up interest rates, warns Nordea's chief economist Annika Winsth. The demand for money in Europe will be higher and then the price of money, that is the interest rate, will also rise, she says
Proposal: Let Property Tax Finance the Defense
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Proposal: Let Property Tax Finance the Defense

Increased taxes, deficit targets or a Swedish equivalent to Elon Musk's downsizing institute Doge? Tough choices and priorities are to be expected when Sweden needs to invest even more in defense. This is what some of the country's leading economists think
The Mission: Reviewing the Climate Policy Goals
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The Mission: Reviewing the Climate Policy Goals

The Government and the Sweden Democrats want to review the intermediate targets for Sweden's climate policy. The purpose is for them to be adapted more to the EU's legislation
The proposal: Softer requirements for mortgages
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The proposal: Softer requirements for mortgages

Abolished amortization requirements and increased mortgage ceiling, propose heavyweight economists in an investigation to the government. The Financial Supervisory Authority warns that the effects will only be higher debts and prices
As the climate policy: Like a farce
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As the climate policy: Like a farce

The Climate Policy of the Government Parties receives harsh criticism from parts of the opposition. The Social Democrats call it "a farce"
The Investigator: Amortization Requirements Should Be Lowered
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The Investigator: Amortization Requirements Should Be Lowered

The Swedish Central Bank can move faster
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The Swedish Central Bank can move faster

Swedish economy shrinks and inflation is expected to fall even further below target when new inflation figures are presented on Thursday. The Swedish Central Bank could move faster, says Albin Kainelainen, Director-General of the National Institute of Economic Research (KI)
Reduced working hours "can cost hundreds of billions"
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Reduced working hours "can cost hundreds of billions"

The proposal to reduce working hours to 35 hours a week would cost "hundreds of billions of kronor" per year, according to national economist John Hassler at Stockholm University. The question is whether we think it's worth it?
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