Popular writings (in addition to casual journalism)

Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics (popular writing)

Lärdomar av finanskrisen (Lessons from the Financial Crisis). In: M. Persson and E. Skult (eds) Tillämpad makroekonomi, fourth edition, SNS Förlag, Stockholm 2011.

Stabiliseringspolitiken i teori och praktik (Stabilization Policy in Theory and Practice). In: M. Persson and E. Skult (eds) Tillämpad makroekonomi, third edition, SNS Förlag, Stockholm 2008.

Problems of Unemployment in Europe and the United States, US Embassy Con­ference on Labor Market Policy and Job Creation, May 20, 1997.

Sysselsättningsproblemet i Västeuropa, Ekonomisk Debatt, 1996.

The Insider-Outsider Theory of Employment and Unemployment (in Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 2, 1991.

Is Traditional Keynesianism Still Useful?, (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 3, 1982, pp. 159-162.

Strategies for the economic advisor (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 8, 1978, pp. 581-585.

The McCracken report - a comment (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 2, 1978, pp. 109-119.

Inflation and Unemployment. Domestic and International Aspects (Inflation och arbetslöshet. Nationella och internationella aspekter). In: Vårt ekonomiska läge, Stockholm 1975, pp. 13-45.

The determinants of employment (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 1, 1975, pp. 8-23.

Fiscal and monetary policy, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974.

The Tax Package and Cost Inflation (Swedish, with Nils Lundgren), Ekonomisk Debatt No 5 1973, pp. 300-304.

Straitjackets in fiscal policy (Swedish) (with Lars Matthiessen), Tiden No 3, 1968, pp. 173-183.

"Credit market and credit policy in the United States during the fifties" (Swedish), Svensk Sparbankstidskrift No 10, 1959, pp. 529-547.

Public Economics, Income Distribution and Welfare (popular writing)

Market Reforms, Welfare Arrangements and Stabilization Policy – A Triple Interaction in Employment Policy, mimeo, OECD Minister Conference, June 15-16, Toronto 2006. Download.

Välfärdsstat och sociala normer (Welfare State and Social Norms). In: B. Swedenborg (ed.) Varför är svenskarna så sjuka?, SNS Förlag, Stockholm 2003, pp. 78-87. Download.

From the Cradle to the Grave. A prescription for reform of European welfare states over the individual’s life cycle. A publication in Skandia’s Social Focus series, Stockholm 2002, 20 pp.

Från vaggan till graven. Så kan de europeiska välfärdsstaterna reformeras under individens livscykel, En skrift i Skandias serie SamhällsFokus, Stockholm 2002, 19 pp.

Hushållens beteende – incitament och sociala normer, Ekonomisk Debatt, 1997, No 5, pp. 265-273.

Hur reformera den europeiska välfärdsstaten? – Nationella och internationella aspekter, Ekonomisk Debatt, 1997, No 1, pp. 7-15.

How Should the Pension System Be Reformed?, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Quarterly Review 3-4, 1992. Also IIES Reprint No 479.

Är Skatterna ett samhällsproblem? (with Gustav Lindencrona). In: Skatterna ett Samhällsproblem, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond 1986:1.

Limits to the Welfare State, Challenge, January/February 1986. Also IIES Reprint No 297.

Reformmöjligheter och Erforderlig forskning (with Gustav Lindencrona and Karl Erik Wärneryd). In: Skatterna ett Samhällsproblem, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond 1986:1.

System-defects in the University system (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt, 1986.

Welfare, Taxes and Growth: Reply to W. Korpi, (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt, 1985, No 3, pp. 204-205.

Income distributions in Sweden, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Quarterly Review No 1, 1983.

Distribution policy in a mixed economy (Swedish). In: L.E. Ericsson and M. Hellström (eds) Välståndsklyftor och standardhöjning, Stockholm 1967, pp. 72-107.

Economic consideration behind the new agricultural policy (Swedish), Fackföreningsrörelsen No 12, 1966, pp. 429-438.

"Agricultural policy" (Swedish), Tiden No 5, 1966, pp. 263-269.

"Rent control as a Political Problem" (Swedish), Tiden 1964.

"Comment on Rentcontrol" (Swedish), Tiden 1963.

"Training for Research and Careers for Researchers" (Swedish), Tiden 1963.

"The housing shortage - a problem of pricing" (Swedish), Ekonomisk Revy No 2, 1963, pp. 120-130.

"Income Distribution, Resource Allocation and Stabilization Policy" (Swedish), Tiden No 7, 1961, pp. 409-420.

"Our Underdeveloped Universities" (Swedish), Tiden 1959.

"The Economic Theory of Fiscal Policy" (Swedish), Tiden 1955.

International Economics (popular writing)

Nationalstaten och EU-frågan, Ekonomisk Debatt No 5, 1994.

Internationalization Process and National Economic Policies, also in Swedish Research in a Changing society (eds. K. Härnquist and N.E. Svensson), The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation 1965-1990, 1991.

International and Domestic Requirements for Economic Stability (Internationel­la och inhemska förutsättningar för ekonomisk stabilitet). In: Vårt ekonomiska läge, Stockholm 1984, pp. 11-26.

The best aid for LDCs (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 1, 1979, pp. 227-234.

Disincentive Problems in Developed Countries. Lecture at conference on Growth and Entrepreneurship, Manila, November 1981. In: Growth and Entrepreneur­ship. Opportunities and Challenges in a Changing World, International Chamber of Commerce, Paris 1981. Also IIES Reprint No 171.

Trade policy towards underdeveloped countries (Swedish), in: U-hjälp i utveckling?, Stockholm 1969, pp. 75-99.

Economic Systems and Economic Structures (popular writing)

Presentation Kriskommissionen, Ekonomisk Debatt (with Persson, T.) 1993.

The Possibilities and Limitations of Politics and Markets (Swedish). In: Den nya svenska modellen, SAF 1991.

Europe 1992, (Japanese) Nikkei Commentary Section, Tokyo, May 1991.

Svensk Glasnost utan perestrojka – Den socialdemokratiska 90-talsgruppens rapport, Ekonomisk Debatt 1:1990.

Swedish Industry: In a National and International Perspective, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Quarterly Review, No 3, 1988.

Ekonomisk miljö och utveckling - vägar till välstånd. Anförande vid öppnandet av SAF-kongressen 1987.

Three Basic Problems in the Swedish Economy, (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 3, 1984, pp. 157-161

Mechanisms for a better functioning economy (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 3, 1983, pp. 149-160.

Problems of Structural Change in Industrial Countries, (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 2, 1981, pp. 83-90.

Can the rich countries adapt? Needs and difficulties, The OECD Observer, January 1981. Also IIES Reprint No 148.

Obstacles to stable economic growth. In: The state of the world economy, Economic Yearbook 1980, ICC, Paris 1980, pp. 155-161.

Overcoming the obstacles to successful performance of the Western economies, Business Economics, May 1980. Also IIES Reprint No 135.

Ownership and administration of capital (Swedish). In: N. Lundgren (ed) Sju socialdemokrater om löntagarfonderna, Tidens Förlag, Stockholm 1979, pp. 10-35.

Sweden's economic future (Swedish). In: Vårt ekonomiska läge 1979, Sparfräm­jandets Förlagsaktiebolag, Stockholm 1979, pp. 7-35.

What should an industrial policy look like? (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 3, 1979, pp. 193-206.

How can the economy be regenerated? (Swedish), Aktiespararnas skriftserie No 6, 1978.

Dynamic Entrepreneurship Requires Reasonable Profits, (Swedish) Ekonomisk Debatt No 5, 1976, pp. 123-124.

The uncertain future - a study of adjustment mechanisms (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 8, 1974, pp. 463-473.

Economic systems - a multidimensional phenomenon (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 1, 1973, pp. 3-18.

Centralization versus decentralization in the mixed economy of Sweden (Swedish). In: Blandekonomi på villovägar?, Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle, Stockholm 1972, pp. 9-43.

Aspects of the Swedish economy 1971-75 (Swedish) (with S.E. Johansson and Erik Lundberg), Ekonomisk Revy No 4, 1971, pp. 145-154.

Economic policy in Sweden in the post-war period (Japanese), The Mainichi 1969, pp. 50-57.

Galbraith - literacy critic of the industrial state (Swedish), Svensk Sparbanks­tidskrift No 5, 1968, pp. 201-206.

"The price system in long-term planning" (Swedish). In: Swedish economic growth, Treasury Department, Stockholm 1966, pp. 73-111

"Reform Policy at the Cross-roads" (in Swedish, with O. Palme), Tiden 1955.

"The Big Finance that disappeared" (Swedish), Tiden 1954.

"Workers' Liberalism" (Swedish), Libertas 1950.

Methodology and History of Economic Thought (popular writing)

Economics in Europe, CESifo Forum, spring 2001, pp. 31-32.

Presentation av Vassily Leontief, Economics Laureate 1973, Nobel Lectures: Economic Sciences 1969-1980, Singapore: World Scientific Publishers 1992.

Gary Becker (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt 1992:8.

Prize in Economic Sciences (Prize in financial economics), for Les Prix Nobel 1990.

Pionjärer i Finansiell Ekonomi, Ekonomisk Debatt 1990.

Erik Lundberg, The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 1987.

Gunnar Myrdal 1898 - 1987, (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt 1987.

Erik Lundberg, (with Mats Persson) (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 6, 1987, pp. 459-466.

Distortions about the Economists and the Labor Movement, (Swedish), Ekonomisk Debatt No 1, 1978, pp. 34-39.

Economic research in Sweden during the post-war period (with K.G. Jungenfelt), in: Social science research in Sweden, Stockholm 1972, pp. 9-22. (Swedish ed. 1969)

Research problems and tendencies in the social sciences (Swedish), SACO-tidningen No 1, 1968, pp. 130-134.  

Other Topics (popular writing)

To anticipate the Development (Swedish). In: R. Pålsson (ed.) Inför 60-talet, Stockholm 1959.

"The Cultural View of Social Democracy" (Swedish). In: H. Håkansson and A. Lindbeck (eds.) Kultur och Politik, Stockholm 1952.