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...

This paper focuses on the determination of inflation expectations. The following two questions are examined: How much do inflation expectations reflect different economic and institutional regime shifts and in which way do inflation expectations adjust to past inflation? The basic idea in the...