Speeches and seminars
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2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
26 April: Lecture on "Where Will the Euro Crisis End?" at Seminar on "EU and the Dream of a United Europe", Swedish Research Council, Stockholm. Slides. Film clip.
25 April: Lecture on "Growth and Jobs" in "Education Programme for Young Social Democrats", Swedish Parliament, Stockholm. Slides.
12 April: Speech on "The Interplay between Research and Policy" at a "Learning Lunch", Ministry of Education, Stockholm. Slides.
11 April: Speech on "How Do We Finance the Public Sector in the Future - Tax Reform for Full Employment", Roundtable, Almega (The Employer and Trade Organisation for the Swedish Service Sector), Stockholm. Slides.
25 March: Presentation on "Some Lessons from Swedish Economic-Policy Experiences" at Roundtable on "Swedish Reforms in the 1990s" with the French Ministers of Finance and Economy and for Public Servants and Local Authorities, Embassy of France, Stockholm. Slides.
18 March: Speech on "Taxes and the Labour Market" for the Board of the Swedish Liberal Party (Folkpartiet), Stockholm. Slides.
6 March: Guest lecture on "Fiscal Sustainability and the Euro Crisis" in the Intermediate Macroeconomics Course at Stockholm University. Slides.
21 February: Speech on "Should Marginal Taxes in Sweden Be Lowered?" at Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt Näringsliv). Slides.
2012
28 November: Public debate with Magdalena Andersson, the Economic Spokesperson of the Social Democratic Party, Local Social Democratic Association, Uppsala.
21 November: Speech on "How Will the Euro Crisis End?", Norrlandsfonden, Skellefteå. Slides.
20 November: Lecture on "The Swedish Economy - Where Are We and Where Are We Going?", The Controller Days, Confex, Stockholm. Slides.
13 November: Speech on "A Good Unemployment Insurance" at the Organisation of Swedish Unemployment Insurance Funds (A-kassornas samorganisation), Stockholm. Slides.
12 November: Speech on "The Supply of Labour - the Swedish Model", at meeting of the Finnish Economic Council, Stockholm. Slides.
23 October: Speech on "Is More Integration Needed to Save the Euro?" at meeting of the Swedish Economic Association, Stockholm School of Economics. Slides.
17 October: Speech and participation in panel debate on "Why is Wage Competition Accepted for Goods but not for Services?" at the Seminar "The Single Market 20 Years" organised by the National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium) and the European Commission, Stockholm. Slides. TV broadcast SVT Forum.
11 October: Speech on "The Euro Crisis and the Swedish Economy" at the Conference "In the Wake of the Euro Crisis - How Is Private Business Affected in Småland"?, Värnamo. Slides
27 August: Speech on "Reflections on Employment Policy" at The Development Council for the Service Sector (Tjänstesektorns utvecklingsråd), Stockholm. Slides.
5 July: Speech on "The Future Unemployment Insurance" at Seminar organised by Arena, Almedalen, Visby. Slides.
19 June: Speech on "The Euro Crisis: Part 2" at Sundal Collier, Stockholm. Slides.
18 June: Speech before the Department for EU Co-Ordination and International Economic Policy, Ministry of Finance, Stockholm. Slides.
14 June: Speech on "How Will the Euro Crisis Develop" at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm. Slides.
16 May: Lecture on "Fiscal Policy and the Euro Crisis" at the Stockholm School of Economics. Slides.
7 May: Speech on "How Should Swedish Employment Policy Be Conducted?" at Jusek (Swedish Union of University Graduates of Law, Business Administration and Economics, Computer and Systems Science, Personnel Management and Social Science), Stockholm. Slides.
20 April: Speech on the euro crisis at the SNS (Center for Business and Policy Studies) local association in Kalmar. Slides.
18 April: Speech on the Euro Crisis for students at Hässleholm’s Technical School. Slides.
18 April: Speech on "The Euro Crisis – Lessons from the Government Commission on the EMU" at Europaforum, Hässleholm. Slides.
16 April: Speech on Mandatory Unemployment Insurance and Differentiated Contributions at Seminar organised by Almega (employer and trade organisation for the Swedish service sector), Stockholm. Slides.
28 March: Speech on "Good and Bad Ways of Formulating an Employment Target" at the Seminar "Is There Need for an Employment Target", the Social Democrats, Stockholm. Slides.
14 March: Speech on "The Euro and Financial Markets" at Handelsbanken Capital Markets, Stockholm. Slides.
8 March: Guest lecture on "The Sovereign Debt Crises in the Euro Area" in Intermediate Macroeconomics Course, Department of Economics, Stockholm University. Slides.
13 February: Speech on Views on Unemployment Insurance for the Government Commission on Social Insurance (Socialförsäkringsutredningen), Stockholm. Slides.
13 January: Comment on survey on the Swedish economic situation at the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), Stockholm. Slides.
2011
23 November: Speech on the Euro Crisis, KPMG, Friiberghs herrgård, Bålsta. Slides.
17 November: Speech on the Euro Crisis, Executive Trust, Lejondals slott, Bro. Slides.
10 November: Speech on the Euro Crisis at ABG Sundal Collier, Stockholm.
23 October: Speech on the Euro Crisis at meeting of the Board of the Liberal Party (Folkpartiet) in Sweden, Stockholm. Slides.
20 October: Participation in broadcasted discussion on the Greek crisis on Axess Televison.
13 October: Speech on "The euro crisis - pros and cons of different strategies" at seminar on the euro crisis organised by the Finance Committee in the Swedish Parliament and the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (Sieps). Slides.
13 October: Speech on "The euro crisis - pros and cons of different strategies" at the Swedish Government Offices. Slides.
7 October: Speech on "The euro crisis - pros and cons of different strategies" at the Ministry of Finance (Budget Department). Slides.
11 September: Presentation on The Euro Crisis at the Prime Minister's Office, Stockholm, Sweden.
2 September: Lecture on Economic Policy and Fiscal Crises at symposium on The Future of the Global Economy organised by the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, Lund University. Slides.
22 August: Lecture on "What Can Independent Fiscal Institutions Do?" at Finnish Economic Association and Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation Seminar on Fiscal Rules and Institutions, University of Helsinki. Slides.
18 August: Presentation on the euro crisis at the Prime Minister's Office.
9 June: Introdution at the Söderberg Prize Award Ceremony 2011 for Bertil Holmlund at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Speech. Slides.
7 June: Presentation of the 2011 report of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council at the Ministry of Finance. Slides.
31 May: Presentation of the 2011 Report of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council before the Finance Committee of the Swedish Parliament. Slides.
24 May: Budget Surplus in Sweden and Budget Crises Abroad, breakfast meeting at Skyline, Linköping. Slides.
17 May: Chairmanship of conference on the 2011 report of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council, Stockholm. Slides.
16 May: Presentation of the 2011 report of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council at press seminar, Stockholm. Slides. Report in Swedish. Report in English. Summary in Swedish. Summary in English.
29 April: Speech on Fiscal Councils at OECD Parliamentary Budget Officials Meeting, Stockholm. Slides.
14 April: Speech for the Finance Committee of the Norwegian Parliament on the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council. Slides.
18 March: Speech on Economic Coordination in the EU at seminar on “Does the EU Interfere with the Swedish Model? – Consequences of the European Commission’s Proposals on Economic Governance”, Swedish Trade Union Congress, Stockholm. Slides.
9 March: Speech before the Swedish Parliament’s Finance Committee and the EU Committee on Fiscal and Economic Policy Coordination in the EU. Slides.
17 February: Speech on the Euro Crisis and European Integration at Frisinnade klubben ("the Liberal Club"). Slides.
19 January Presentation of 2011 Söderberg Prize Award in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Participation
in panel discussions and debates
18 January 2013: Participation in broadcasted discussion on "The Labour Market and Wage Bargaining", FredagsMagasinet, Handelsbanken TV. Discussion.
5 July 2012: Participation in panel discussion on "The Euro Crisis" organised by Fores, Almedalen, Visby.
15 May 2012: Participation in discussion on "Greece and the Euro Crisis" in Studio Ett, Sveriges Radio.
22 March 2012: Participation in broadcasted discussions on the Euro Crisis and Swedish Fiscal Policy on Axess Televison.
24 November 2011: Panel Discussion on the Euro Crisis: Construction Error or Lousy Driver, Global Utmaning, Stockholm. Slides.
20 October 2011: Participation in broadcasted discussion on the Greek crisis on Axess Televison.
Interviews
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2015
2014
31 May 2013: Interview on the wage effects of Swedish labour market reforms, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
29 May 2013: Interview on the outcome of the recent wage negotiations in Sweden, Sveriges Radio.Interview.
16 May 2013: Interview on the Riksbank's repo rate, Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
15 May 2013: Interview on the prospects for the world economy, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
6 May 2013: Interview on the effects of reduced payroll taxes for young people in Rapport, SVT.
3 May 2013: Interview on the European Commission's Spring Forecast in Studio ett, Sveriges radio. Interview.
3 May 2013: Interview on the Swedish surplus target for fiscal policy in TV4 Nyheterna. Interview.
22 April 2013: Om vice riksbankschef Lars E O Svenssons avgång, Rapport, Sveriges Television.
19 April 2013: Calmfors: Höj skatterna, Dagens Industri. Interview.
18 April 2013: "Vi behöver höja skatterna", Politik i Fokus, Sveriges Television. Interview.
11 April 2013: Arbetsgivare kräver personer med bidrag, Göteborgs-Posten. Interview.
8 April 2013: "Järnladyns" politik fortfarande aktuell, Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
3 April 2013: Calmfors varnar Löfven för expansiv finanspolitik, Dagens Industri. Interview.
1 April 2013: Riksbankens mål, Rapport, Sveriges Television.
30 March 2013: M skjuter euron på framtiden, Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
29 March 2013: Svensk timkostnad blir nu fortsatt hög, Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
28 March 2013: Banköppning på Cypern, Gomorron Sverige, Sveriges Television. Interview.
25 March 2013: Klart med räddningspaket till Cypern, Studio Ett, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
23 March 2013: Klockan klämtar för Cypern, Ekonomiekot lördag, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
19 March 2013: Experterna: ”Därför måste man rädda småspararna”, Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
19 March
2013: Cypernoro kan spridas,
19 March 2013: Idag röstar Cypern om omstridd bankskatt, Aftonbladet. Interview.
18 March 2013: Ett riskabelt vågspel, Studio 12, Handelsbanken TV. Interview.
18 March 2013: Experten: Risk för anstormning från sparare, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
27 February 2013: Calmfors: Riksbankens mål bör ses över, Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
25 February 2013: Calmfors vill behålla Riksbankens ålderman, Dagens Industri. Interview.
14 February
2013:
2 January 2013: On the US Fiscal Cliff, P1-Morgon, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
20 September
2012: För optimistiskt, Anders Borg!,
19 September 2012: Varifrån kommer regeringens pengar?, Nyheterna, TV4. Interview.
21 August
2012:
18 August 2012: Jobbpakt kan få trög start, Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
17 August 2012: Om eurokrisen, Aktuellt, Sveriges Television.
8 August 2012: "Euroobligationer inte rätt medicin", Aktiespararen. Interview.
3 August 2012: Tyskland kryper närmare krisen, Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
2 August 2012: Calmfors: Politisk kris eurons största hot, Aktuellt, Sveriges Television. Interview.
30 July 2012: Om euron, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
5 July 2012: Eurokrisen, Ekonominytt, TV 4.
28 June 2012: Oro för hafsverk när eurokrisen ska lösas, P1-Morgon, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
27 June 2012: European Union Summit; Sweden's EU Stance, Radio Sweden, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
1 June 2012:
Krisen i Spanien,
9 April 2012: Calmfors: "Eurokrisen oroar mig mer än tidigare", Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
16 April 2012: Hur tungt väger Borgs budget?, Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
12 April 2012: Om vårbudgeten, Rapport, Sveriges Television.
16 March 2012: Eurokrisen: dubbelt så mycket pengar i stöd, Studio 12, Handelsbanken TV. Interview.
25 February 2012: Nytt nödlån ger Grekland andrum, Ekonomiekot Lördag, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
16 February 2012: Riksbankens räntebeslut biter allt mindre på boräntan, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
26 January
2012: Spelet om europakten,
14 January
2012: ”Sänkningen för euroländerna var väntad”,
13 January 2012: Svenska vd:ar tror på försämrad ekonomi, Ekot, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
3 January 2012: Euron i backspegeln, Vetandets värld, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
9 December
2011: EU-toppmötet avslutas - är euron
räddad?,
5 December 2011: Calmfors varnar för S nya budgetmål, Dagens Industri. Interview.
22 November 2011: Svenskarna negativa till oreglerad tjänsteimport, TCO-tidningen. Interview.
18 November 2011: Vad händer med euron?, Studio 12: Fredag, Handelsbanken TV. Interview.
15 November 2011: Spaniens tur att skapa oro på marknaden, P1-Morgon, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
2 November 2011: Mer oordning och osäkerhet väntar, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
31 October 2011: Skarp forskarkritik mot a-kassereform, Dagens Industri. Interview.
27 october
2011: EU-krisen,
13 October 2011: Calmfors: Skriv ned Greklands skuld nu, Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
4 October 2011: Chatt om skuldkrisen, Dagens Nyheter. Chatt.
4 October 2011: Euroexperten: Risken är att väljarna revolterar, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
26 September 2011: Nedskärningar prövar grekernas tålamod, Nyheterna TV4.
25 September 2011: Om krisen i Grekland, Agenda, Sveriges Television.
14 September 2011: Tiden håller på att rinna ut för Grekland, Studio Ett, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
5 September 2011: Calmfors uppmaning: Höj inflationsmålen, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
24 August 2011: Oro att regeringen sparar för mycket, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
19 August 2011: Lars Calmfors: Löften räcker inte längre, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
16 August 2011: Ekonomiprofessor: ”Det finns andra instrument”, Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
11 August 2011: Calmfors oroad för euron, Dagens Industri. Interview.
10 August 2011: Telefonväkteri om den nya finanskrisen, Studio Ett, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
21 July 2011: Ödesdag för Europas ekonomi, Nyheterna TV4. Interview.
21 July 2011:
Eurokrisen,
13 July 2011: Bör
regeringen sänka skatten ytterligare för dem som jobbar?,
13 July 2011: Experten: Vänta med ännu ett
jobbskatteavdrag,
20 June 2011: Ett land i konkurs – det här händer, Aftonbladet. Interview.
20 June 2011: Om krisen i Grekland, Aktuellt, Sveriges Television.
20 June 2011: Grekland vädjar om hjälp, P1-Morgon, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
20 June 2011: Kris i Grekland, Nyhetsmorgon TV4. Interview.
17 June 2011: Finanspolitiska rådet står utan ny ordförande, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
1 June 2011: Regeringens ekonomiska politik angrips, Rapport, Sveriges Televison.
30 May 2011: -Blir feil å tenke slik, Finansavisen. Interview.
17 May 2011: "Gör om skatterna", Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
17 May 2011: Borg uppmanas sänka utgiftstaket, Dagens Industri. Interview.
17 May 2011: Experter varnar för skattesänkningar, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
16 May 2011: "Regeringens politik hotar överskottsmål", Ekot, Sveriges Radio. Interview.
16 May 2011: Calmfors: Sluta dutta med skatterna, Dagens Industri. Interview.
12 May 2011: Facken lovar ta sitt ansvar, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
5 May 2011: Ked rozpocet posudzujú cudzinci, ETrend. Interview: in Slovenian, summary in English.
4 May 2011: "Portugal portou-se mal, mas não como a Grécia", Jornal de Negócios. Interiew: in Portugese, in English.
26 march 2011:
Skuldkrisen i EU,
26 March 2011: Expertråd får krympt ansvar, Dagens Nyheter. Interview.
23 March 2011: EU:s makt, om europakten, Studio Ett, Sveriges Radio.
11 March 2011: A Coordination Question in Wage-Bargaining Reform, Wall Street Journal. Interview.
18 February 2011: Calmfors: Låt Pigs-länderna falla, DI.se. Interview.
18 February 2011: "Låt krisländerna falla", Dagens Industri. Interview.
10 February 2011: Varför slutar du?, Svenska Dagbladet. Interview.
9 February 2011:
Calmfors avgår efter bråk med Borg,
8 February 2011:
8 February 2011: Calmfors lämnar Finanspolitiska rådet, Dagens Industri. Interview.
13 January 2011:
Calmfors om nyttan av fler jobbskatteavdrag,
11 January 2011: Kun omat koirat purevat, Kauppalehti. Interview.
11 January 2011: Ruotsi
euromaaksi, Kauppalehti. Interview.