[eng] Sweden: The Limits of the Welfare State Yves Bourdet Prior to the first oil crisis the Swedish model consisted of a successful combination of an active macroeconomic and employment policy and an advanced Welfare State. Since then, the oil crises and the various shocks in the world economy...

[eng] Why do long-term unemployment outcomes differ in Western Europe ? The paper presents evidence of the decisive role of labour market policy design in affecting unemployment outcomes. By concentrating on only two countries, it also deepens the understanding of how the effects come about....