Walter Korpi argues in a previous issue of Challenge (March/April 2000) that Swedish economists' claim that Sweden's growth performance has been inferior to that of other industrialized countries is at odds with the facts. Since Sweden has not grown slowly relative to other countries, there is...

Öffentliche Investitionen, etwa in die Infrastruktur, gehen seit vier Jahrzehnten zurück. Eine neue RWI-Studie zeigt für 13 OECD-Länder erstmals den negativen Zusammenhang dieser Entwicklung mit einer immer älter werdenden Bevölkerung. Da Senioren andere Zeitpräferenzen haben als...

Public investment, for instance in infrastructure, has been constantly decreasing for four decades. New research by RWI for 13 OECD-countries shows: this development significantly correlates with population aging. Senior citizens do not value future payoffs of infrastructure projects and other...