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energy/environmental tax systems in Germany, Sweden, Turkey, and Vietnam suggests that there is substantial scope for policy …
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Monetary policy space remains constrained by the lower bound in many countries, limitingthe policy options available to address future deflationary shocks. The existence of cashprevents central banks from cutting interest rates much below zero. In this paper, we considerthe practical feasibility...
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Negative policy interest rates have prevailed for some years in Denmark and are a more recent development in Sweden …
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Zealand, Singapore, and Sweden). The case studies describe the institutional framework, its evolution, the use of …
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This paper examines whether the clarity of central bank communication about inflation has changed with the economic environment. We use readability statistics and content analysis to study the clarity of communication on the inflation outlook by seven central banks between 1997 and 2010....
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Sweden represents an archetypal welfare state economy, with extensive government safety nets. Some scholars have … policies. This paper argues rather, that the permanent loss in output following Sweden's banking crisis in the early 1990s …
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This paper examines the economic effects of policies to contain Covid-19, by extracting lessons from Sweden …'s experience during the ‘Great Lockdown'. Sweden's approach was less stringent and based more on social responsibility than legal … obligations compared to European peers. First, we provide an account of Sweden's strategy and the health outcomes. Second, drawing …
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Sweden is experiencing double-digit housing price gains alongside rising household debt. A common interpretation is …
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Debt amortization requirements have been suggested as a way to reduce household indebtedness. However, a closer look reveals that amortization requirements may create incentives for both borrowers and lenders to borrow and lend more rather than less. Suppose that a household plans to finance a...
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stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model tailored to Sweden. Households face a ceiling on their loan-to-value ratio and must …
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