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Completed: Mission: Artistic Director
This project considers artistic leadership and managerial skills in Swedish theatre, a subject which has been debated both publicly and internally the past few years.
Pension Systems and Pension Reform in an Aging Society
After having illustrated both theoretical and empirical sides of the debate on the ability of a pension system to fulfill its aim with an aging population, the paper makes two main claims: the debate
Simulating the Future Pension Wealth and Retirement Saving in Sweden
In this paper, wealth consequences of the Swedish pension system in the transition from a defined benefit to notional defined contribution system are simulated with almost exact institutional detail,
Social Democracy Lost – The Social Democratic Party in Sweden and the Politics of Pension Reform
The Swedish pension reform of the 1990s is here studied from a power-political perspective focusing on the Social Democratic Party. Despite a strong heritage in the “income security principle”, guidel
Three Routes to a Pension Reform. Politics and Institutions in Reforming Pensions in Denmark, Finland and Sweden
By analysing pension reforms in three Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland and Sweden that apply different institutional solutions in their old-age security programmes – the paper argues that the polit
Pension design when fertility fluctuates: the role of education and capital mobility
2007. Pp. 619-639, Journal of Public Economics, vol. 91 (3-4).
Professor Thomas Lindh has passed away
Today we mourn the passing of Thomas Lindh, a respected researcher, an appreciated colleague and a dear friend. Professor Thomas Lindh has been a coworker at the Institute for Futures Studies for many
Sustainable Population in the Time of Climate Change
Seminar on "Sustainable Population in the Time of Climate Change". This is an internal seminar for IFFS only. The seminar will have five sessions. Each session is 30 minutes, ca 20 min presentation and
Power and Social Ontology
Bokbox Förlag, 188 pages. What is social power? How does it fit into the world of institutions, practices, rules, and norms in which we live our lives? Of what does the authority of a president or the
Demography and Finance –Finance and Growth
This paper provides an overview and survey of selected literature on effects of demographic change on financial markets and the role of financial intermediaries in promoting economic growth. It also p