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The Nordic Model of Economic Development and Welfare: Recent Developments and Future Prospects

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  • Roberto Iacono

    (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

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The stylised evidence from the Welfare State Sustainability (WSS) ratios points to a decrease in the future sustainability of public welfare spending in the Nordic countries.

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  • Roberto Iacono, 2018. "The Nordic Model of Economic Development and Welfare: Recent Developments and Future Prospects," Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics;Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), vol. 53(4), pages 185-190, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:intere:v:53:y:2018:i:4:d:10.1007_s10272-018-0747-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s10272-018-0747-2
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    JEL classification:

    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • P47 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Performance and Prospects
    • P51 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems

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