Sweden is home to a remarkably large number of prosperous multinationals. We argue that this is partly the result of … regulations and controls have facilitated investment abroad by Swedish firms, while impeding foreign direct investment in Sweden … investment abroad, but opposed foreign investment in Sweden. This paper outlines the development of Swedish foreign investment …

The paper provides SVAR estimates for four open economies: the UK, Canada, Sweden and Denmark, making explicit a … another: monetary union appears easy to recommend for Sweden and Denmark, much less so for Canada and the UK. …

private sector employment. Our analysis suggests that the dramatic decline of the skill premium in Sweden is the result of an …

enterprises for the period 1998 through 2007 to test for complementarity between competition and industrial policy. A main … competition-friendly and therefore more growth-enhancing. …

critical size, and competition to reach a critical level of intensity. By allowing an economy to produce a greater variety of …

In this paper we examine the causal impact of competition on management quality. We analyze the hospital sector where … geographic proximity is a key determinant of competition, and English public hospitals where political competition can be used to … survival rates from emergency heart attack admissions (AMI). More importantly, we find that higher competition (as indicated by …

-sharing, screening opportunities, and competition are important driving forces behind these new forms of work organization. We document … competition substantially fosters the trust strategy, reduces market segmentation, and leads to large welfare gains for both …