Economic Commentaries

Approximately once a month the Riksbank publishes the series Economic Commentaries. The series include for instance brief investigations and debate pieces. The authors are Executive Board members and other officials. The Economic Commentaries are gathered together on this page.

Date	Header
27/04/2012	The operational framework for the implementation of monetary policy and experience of the financial crisis. By Heidi Elmér, Peter Sellin and Per Åsberg Sommar 628 kB
20/02/2012	The Riksbank’s lending to the International Monetary Fund – how and why? By Åsa Ekelund och Emelie Mannefred 503 kB
24/11/2011	A systemic risk indicator for the Swedish banking system (revised 111125). By Kristian Jönsson
07/07/2011	Are there systematic patterns in Statistics Sweden’s GDP growth revisions? By Pär Österholm 706 kB
09/06/2011	The CPI will increase more rapidly than the CPIF over the next few years. By Jesper Johansson, Stefan Palmqvist och Carina Selander 546 kB
13/05/2011	The relation between household saving and falls in house prices. By Hanna Armelius and Hans Dillén 494 kB
26/04/2011	Numeracy, Financial Literacy and Household Finance. By Johan Almenberg and Daria Finocchiaro 364 kB
14/02/2011	The Riksbank’s dividend in the past two decades. By Henrik Gardholm and Joanna Gerwin 209 kB
28/01/2011	The framework for the implementation of monetary policy, the Riksbank’s balance sheet and the financial crisis. By Marianne Nessén, Peter Sellin och Per Åsberg Sommar 844 kB
20/12/2010	The impact of a maximum loan-to-value ratio on the borrowers’ expenditure. By Albina Soultanaeva and Anders Nordberg 652 kB
13/10/2010	An indicator of resource utilisation. By Christina Nyman 500 kB
05/10/2010	Analysis of revisions in short-term wage statistics by Ted Aranki and Kent Friberg 609 kB
31/03/2010	The relationship between the business cycle and the labour market in Sweden by Ted Aranki, Kent Friberg and Maria Sjödin 480 kB
15/02/2010	Urgent need for new financial regulations and tools by Johan Gernandt, Chairman of the General Council, Leif Pagrotsky, Vice Chairman of the General Council and Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Riksbank 168 kB
02/12/2009	Executive Board voting – a summary of the first eleven years by Bul Ekici 340 kB
10/11/2009	Which factor exerted the greatest influence upon the Swedish risk premium during the crisis? By Maria Strömqvist 175 kB
28/10/2009	How has the stress on the financial markets developed? – An index-based discussion by Mia Holmfeldt, Anders Rydén, Lena Strömberg and Maria Strömqvist 408 kB
02/10/2009	Future role of the IMF in focus at the 2009 Annual Meeting in Istanbul by Stefan Ingves 126 kB
30/09/2009	The lower limit of the Riksbank’s repo rate by Meredith Beechey and Heidi Elmér 209 kB
22/09/2009	Funding of the banks during the financial crisis by Gunnar Blomberg 295 kB
28/07/2009	The central banks’ extraordinary measures during the financial crisis by Peter Sellin 176 kB
21/07/2009	No serious credit crunch in Sweden by Bul Ekici, Gabriela Guibourg and Per Åsberg-Sommar 317 kB
24/06/2009	How does shortselling affect financial markets? By Maria Strömqvist 208 kB
16/06/2009	The long-term developement of the krona by Björn Lagervall and Marianne Nessén 337 kB
09/06/2009	How persistent is inflation in Sweden? By Jesper Hansson, Andreas Johnson och Sara Tägtström 246 kB
24/04/2009	The world needs a strong IMF by Stefan Ingves 115 kB
25/03/2009	Hedge funds and the financial crisis of 2008 by Maria Strömqvist 209 kB
16/03/2009	The accuracy of different analysts’ forecasts for GDP in 2008 by Michael K. Andersson and Ted N. Aranki 261 kB
04/02/2009	Understanding Productivity Growth by Björn Andersson, Susanto Basu, Mikael Carlsson and John Fernald 124 kB
13/10/2008	Financial turbulence – light at the end of the tunnel after weekend meeting in Washington by Stefan Ingves 99 kB
10/10/2008	Give the IMF a stronger role in promoting global financial stability by Stefan Ingves 101 kB
22/08/2008	House prices and the economy by Peter Sellin and Karl Walentin 173 kB
03/07/2008	Real interest rates in Sweden by Björn Lagerwall 317 kB
16/05/2008	The effects of the oil price on inflation in Sweden by Mårten Bjellerup and Mårten Löf 202 kB
07/05/2008	The Riksbank's communication policy by Stefan Ingves 88 kB
11/04/2008	The IMF should sharpen it's tools by Stefan Ingves 109 kB
06/03/2008	Should monetary policy stabilise resource utilisation? by Magnus Jonsson, Christian Nilsson and Stefan Palmqvist 207 kB