Här ger Calmfors sin personliga skildring av hur samspelet mellan ekonomer och politiker fungerat. Det handlar om penning-och finanspolitiken, sysselsättningen och varför Sverige inte gick med i EMU. En fråga som blivit särskilt aktuell under coronapandemin är vilken rollforskare bör...

The paper analyses theoretically what role fiscal councils could play and surveys empirically the activities of existing councils. Case studies of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council and the UK Office for Budget Responsibility are done. It is concluded that fiscal councils should be advisory,...

The paper analyses theoretically what role fiscal councils could play and surveys empirically the activities of existing councils. Case studies of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council and the UK Office for Budget Responsibility are done. It is concluded that fiscal councils should be advisory,...