Lars Calmfors
Biographic Data
| ID | 1007514 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lars Calmfors |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lars |
| FAMILY NAME | Calmfors |
| SIGNATURE | CALMFORS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Increasing Income Inequality in the Nordics
We provide an overview of inequality developments in the Nordics compared to other OECD countries, starting from the early 1990s. Some of the largest inequality increases in the OECD have taken place in Sweden, Finland and Denmark, but from very low initial levels. A coherent set of institutions underpin high employment and have likely dampened the inequality-increasing forces from skill-biased technological change and globalisation. Demographic …
The Nordic model – challenged but capable of reform
The Nordic welfare model has received a lot of positive attention around the world. High standard of living, small income disparities and substantial social mobility looks like a very attractive package. Moreover, sound public finances and strong emphasis on environmental sustainability suggest that today’s success has not been accomplished at the expense of future generations. But is there really a unique “Nordic Supermodel”, unshaken by the glo…
Nominal Wage Flexibility, Wage Indexation and Monetary Union
Membership in a monetary union implies stronger incentives for nominal wage flexibility in the form of wage indexation and shorter contract length than non-membership. This counteracts the stabilisation policy cost of giving up monetary independence. But more wage flexibility is only an imperfect substitute for an individual monetary policy. It is possible that an increase in wage flexibility is welfare-decreasing because of the accompanying rise…
Debate
Macroeconomic Effects of Active Labour Market Programmes in a Union Wage- Setting Model
The recent Western European policy debate on unemployment has emphasized the benefits of active labor market programs. The authors analyze the effects on wage pressure and equilibrium employment in a union wage-setting framework. Programs are wage-reducing to the extent that they help maintain effective labor-force participation but they may also weaken insider incentives for wage restraint as the disutility of layoffs becomes smaller. Targeting …
Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic Counties
Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic Countries
This study examines labour markets in Scandinavia. Scandinavian labour market policies have always represented one of the strongest alternatives to those adopted by recent governments in the UK and USA, and the ability of these countries to maintain such low unemployment is currently of great interest to the economists. The key issue in the book concerns the possibilities of combining wage moderation with active employment policies. Other central…
Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic Countries
Journal Article Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic Countries Get access Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic countries. Edited by LARS CALMFORS. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Pp. 448. à à à à £45.00 hardback. ISBN 91 71503684.) Alan Carruth Alan Carruth University of Kent Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 101, Issue 407, 1 July 1991, …
Real-Wage Determination and Labour Market Policies
Journal Article Real-Wage Determination and Labour Market Policies: The Swedish Experience Get access Lars Calmfors, Lars Calmfors Stockholm University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Anders Forslund Anders Forslund Uppsala University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 101, Issue 408, 1 September 1991, Pages 1130–1148, https://doi.org/10.23…
The Fight against Inflation. Macroeconomic Papers from the Centre for European Policy Studies
The Fight against Unemployment
Bargaining Structure, Corporatism and Macroeconomic Performance
Centralization of wage bargaining Lars Calmfors and John Driffill The structure of labour markets is increasingly perceived as a determinant of the macroeconomic performance of a country. This article focuses on one aspect of labour markets, the degree of centralization of wage setting. The main conclusion is that extremes work best. Either highly centralized systems with national bargaining (such as in Austria and the Nordic countries), or highl…
Employment Policies and Centralized Wage-Setting
Classical Unemployment, Accommodation Policies and the Adjustment of Real Wages
Lars Calmfors, Henrik Horn, Classical Unemployment, Accommodation Policies and the Adjustment of Real Wages, The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 87, No. 2, Proceedings of a Conference on Trade Unions, Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Stability (Jun., 1985), pp. 234-261
Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic Countries
Journal Article Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic Countries Get access Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic countries. Edited by LARS CALMFORS. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Pp. 448. à à à à £45.00 hardback. ISBN 91 71503684.) Alan Carruth Alan Carruth University of Kent Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 101, Issue 407, 1 July 1991, …
Macroeconomic Effects of Active Labour Market Programmes in a Union Wage- Setting Model
The recent Western European policy debate on unemployment has emphasized the benefits of active labor market programs. The authors analyze the effects on wage pressure and equilibrium employment in a union wage-setting framework. Programs are wage-reducing to the extent that they help maintain effective labor-force participation but they may also weaken insider incentives for wage restraint as the disutility of layoffs becomes smaller. Targeting …
Employment Policies and Centralized Wage-Setting
Real-Wage Determination and Labour Market Policies
Journal Article Real-Wage Determination and Labour Market Policies: The Swedish Experience Get access Lars Calmfors, Lars Calmfors Stockholm University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Anders Forslund Anders Forslund Uppsala University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 101, Issue 408, 1 September 1991, Pages 1130–1148, https://doi.org/10.23…
Debate
Classical Unemployment, Accommodation Policies and the Adjustment of Real Wages
Lars Calmfors, Henrik Horn, Classical Unemployment, Accommodation Policies and the Adjustment of Real Wages, The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 87, No. 2, Proceedings of a Conference on Trade Unions, Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Stability (Jun., 1985), pp. 234-261
Employment Policies and Centralized Wage-Setting
Bargaining Structure, Corporatism and Macroeconomic Performance
Centralization of wage bargaining Lars Calmfors and John Driffill The structure of labour markets is increasingly perceived as a determinant of the macroeconomic performance of a country. This article focuses on one aspect of labour markets, the degree of centralization of wage setting. The main conclusion is that extremes work best. Either highly centralized systems with national bargaining (such as in Austria and the Nordic countries), or highl…
The Fight against Inflation. Macroeconomic Papers from the Centre for European Policy Studies
The Fight against Unemployment
Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic Countries
Journal Article Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic Countries Get access Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic countries. Edited by LARS CALMFORS. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Pp. 448. à à à à £45.00 hardback. ISBN 91 71503684.) Alan Carruth Alan Carruth University of Kent Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 101, Issue 407, 1 July 1991, …
Real-Wage Determination and Labour Market Policies
Journal Article Real-Wage Determination and Labour Market Policies: The Swedish Experience Get access Lars Calmfors, Lars Calmfors Stockholm University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Anders Forslund Anders Forslund Uppsala University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 101, Issue 408, 1 September 1991, Pages 1130–1148, https://doi.org/10.23…
Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic Countries
This study examines labour markets in Scandinavia. Scandinavian labour market policies have always represented one of the strongest alternatives to those adopted by recent governments in the UK and USA, and the ability of these countries to maintain such low unemployment is currently of great interest to the economists. The key issue in the book concerns the possibilities of combining wage moderation with active employment policies. Other central…
Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic Counties
Macroeconomic Effects of Active Labour Market Programmes in a Union Wage- Setting Model
The recent Western European policy debate on unemployment has emphasized the benefits of active labor market programs. The authors analyze the effects on wage pressure and equilibrium employment in a union wage-setting framework. Programs are wage-reducing to the extent that they help maintain effective labor-force participation but they may also weaken insider incentives for wage restraint as the disutility of layoffs becomes smaller. Targeting …
Debate
Nominal Wage Flexibility, Wage Indexation and Monetary Union
Membership in a monetary union implies stronger incentives for nominal wage flexibility in the form of wage indexation and shorter contract length than non-membership. This counteracts the stabilisation policy cost of giving up monetary independence. But more wage flexibility is only an imperfect substitute for an individual monetary policy. It is possible that an increase in wage flexibility is welfare-decreasing because of the accompanying rise…
The Nordic model – challenged but capable of reform
The Nordic welfare model has received a lot of positive attention around the world. High standard of living, small income disparities and substantial social mobility looks like a very attractive package. Moreover, sound public finances and strong emphasis on environmental sustainability suggest that today’s success has not been accomplished at the expense of future generations. But is there really a unique “Nordic Supermodel”, unshaken by the glo…
Increasing Income Inequality in the Nordics
We provide an overview of inequality developments in the Nordics compared to other OECD countries, starting from the early 1990s. Some of the largest inequality increases in the OECD have taken place in Sweden, Finland and Denmark, but from very low initial levels. A coherent set of institutions underpin high employment and have likely dampened the inequality-increasing forces from skill-biased technological change and globalisation. Demographic …
Economics (12 works) · Labour economics (9 works) · Wage (8 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (5 works) · Macroeconomics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 works) · Economic Policies and Impacts (3 works) · Regional Development and Policy (3 works) · Unemployment (3 works)