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Employment among older people may increase
25/02/2020 -Employment among older people has been increasing over a long period of time. This is at least partly due to various political measures aimed to increase labour force participation among people in the age group 55-74 years and the demand for...
Inquiry into the state’s role on the payment market a matter of urgency
03/10/2019 -The payment market is developing at a very rapid pace. This is not least true of the shift from cash to digital payments. It is therefore important that the question of the state’s role on the future payment market, including whether an e-krona...
Libra will probably have little impact in Sweden
29/10/2019 -Libra may become an alternative for certain cross-border payments, but will probably not be used for payments in Sweden to any great extent. These are some of the conclusions drawn in an Economic Commentary published today.
How a monetary policy decision is made
07/04/2022 -The coronavirus crisis has tested the flexibility of the Riksbank's decision-making with regard to monetary policy. But essentially, the preparation process is the same now as prior to the crisis. In an Economic Commentary, Maria Sjödin, adviser...
Increased teleworking could be a risk to financial stability
20/04/2022 -The pandemic has meant that many people have worked from home to a greater extent. If this situation continues, demand for office space could decline. The conclusions in a new Economic Commentary are that increased teleworking in itself can lead...
Better transparency contributes to economic development and reduces the risks of financial crises
03/11/2022 -A lack of transparency at banks can lead to lower trust and problems for the entire financial system. During the financial crisis, banks’ risks could not be sufficiently well observed and measured. Since then, transparency requirements have been...
Inflation dynamics in the high inflation period
04/07/2024 -It is primarily the frequency of price changes that explains changes in aggregate consumer price inflation, write Mathias Klein, Klara Strömberg and Oskar Tysklind in a new Economic Commentary. The results are particularly clear for the recent...
Which measure of inflation works best depends on the situation
21/02/2024 -Central banks around the world often use the term “core inflation” to describe longer-term trends in inflation. But how good are these measures at forecasting future CPIF inflation? This question is answered in a new Economic Commentary by...
Price changes at different time horizons
03/05/2024 -In recent years of high inflation, more attention than before has been paid to price developments over periods shorter than 12 months. In a new Economic Commentary by Oskar Tysklind and Jesper Johansson, the authors show that when inflation is...
Interest rate adjustments have the fastest effect on consumption of durable goods
03/04/2025 -Changes in interest rates have broad effects on consumption, but affect different groups of goods differently. An Economic Commentary published by the Riksbank examines the sensitivity of different components of consumption to interest rates.