This paper presents a synopsis of recent NBER studies of the history of corporate governance in Canada, China, France …, Germany, Japan, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Together, the studies …

. The analysis includes a set of multivariate time series models that relate measures of banking and equity market activity …

Eurozone countries today) and two - Finland and Sweden - after floating the currency.All four episodes were associated with an … occurred because the sterling coincidentally appreciated. In Finland and Sweden the currency experienced an extremely large …

explanation for Sweden's weak performance with respect to market work activity highlights the role of high tax rates on labor …

, the national pension system, employment security laws and centralized wage setting in Sweden reinforced the distortionary … neutral set of policies and institutions, Sweden's employment distribution is sharply tilted away from lower wage industries … establishments. Compared to other OECD economies, Sweden has the lowest rate of self employment, a dominant role for larger firms …

I revisit the potential costs and benefits for Sweden of joining the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) of the European … inflation and GDP growth might have been slightly higher if Sweden had been a member of EMU since the launch in 1999, but also … in the monetary union would be advantageous for Sweden …

determinant of income for individuals within countries as diverse as Sweden and the United States. At a national level, however … growth among OECD countries. The conclusion comments on policy implications for Sweden based on the human capital literature …