Household saving behavior in the Nordic countries is studied by trying to figure out the effects of tax factors on its level and fluctuations. By and large, the lower level of the household saving ratio in the Nordic countries relative to the rest of the OECD can be accounted for by higher...

Household saving ratios in the Nordic countries are very low by international standards and have declined markedly during the 1980s. Aggregate quarterly time-series data for the period 1970-89 are used to study the development of household saving behavior over time. The evidence suggests that...

We investigate the interaction between labour and credit market imperfections for equilibrium unemployment in the presence of profit sharing. In a partial equilibrium with exogenous outside options, increased bargaining power of banks has adverse employment effects. In a general equilibrium with...