Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden form a tightly integrated region which has strong ties with the euro area as well … independent monetary policy, and Denmark and Norway are net energy exporters while Finland and Sweden are energy importers. We …

focus is on the individuals affected by the closure of the Uddevalla Shipyard in western Sweden in 1985 and the cutbacks at … the LKAB mines in northern Sweden in 1983. Design/methodology/approach – These workers not only experienced job loss, but … were also target groups for extraordinary labour market policies. Using register data from Statistics Sweden (labour market …

Sweden has for a long time spent large resources on labor market policies targeted to the unemployed. In the Anglo …