Economy

An impact bond is a financial contract between public and private stakeholders with the aim of solving societal problems. Impact bonds remain…

The prevailing economic doctrine in the Nordics and Europe has it that, the lower the public debt, the more room there is for economic stimulation in…

A look back at how Sweden and Finland dealt with two key crises in the twentieth century may be enlightening during the current Corona crisis.…

As small, open economies, all the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Island, Norway and Sweden) have been well integrated in the regional and…

Emigration has been a part of population mobility in the Nordic region for centuries. The numbers were generally very small until the mid-nineteenth…

The Nordic countries are today among the richest countries in the world measured by GDP per capita. These countries also come top in more or less…

The five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) are often characterised as being welfare capitalist, featuring a combination…

Tax policy is a core instrument of public policy in the Nordic countries. Whilst popular media often criticise the high taxes in Nordic countries, the…

The term wage earner fund refers to different models of redistributing profit amongst workers of individual employers or sectors. It is often…