Fullst.tit.: Public Pension Systems and the Cyclical Sensitivity of Public Finances in the Nordic Countries. Engelsk tekst.

Public finances in the Nordics are facing great future challenges due to demographic developments. Increasing longevity is changing the age structure of the population, significantly raising the share of older people and thus the old-age dependency ratio. Over the last two decades, there has been a strong international trend to strengthen fiscal frameworks by adopting more stringent fiscal rules as well as increasing transparency and accountability. A first aim of the report is to survey and evaluate the fiscal frameworks in the Nordic countries. A second aim is to review how long-run sustainability analyses of public finances are made - and communicated to policy-makers and the general public - in the Nordics, by Ministries of Finance as well as by other institutions. The report also concludes the severity of the fiscal-sustainability problems in the Nordic countries.

This 1999 edition of OECD's periodic review of Sweden's economy examines recent economic developments, policies and prospect and includes special features on structural reform and on the tax and transfer system.

This 2001 edition of OECD's periodic review of Sweden's economy examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects and includes special features on structural policies and on enhancing environmentally sustainable growth.