{"id":5146,"date":"2019-01-15T16:23:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T16:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasteyourtime.co\/?p=5146"},"modified":"2020-03-25T14:12:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T14:12:49","slug":"swedish-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Economy &#8211; HOW SWEDEN CREATED A MODEL ECONOMY"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 min read<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5150 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-22.jpg\" alt=\"Swedish Economy - HOW SWEDEN CREATED A MODEL ECONOMY 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-22.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-22-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-22-370x246.jpg 370w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-22-760x505.jpg 760w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-22-424x282.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #19af62;\">photo source Jonathan-Brunkhorst unsplash<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly half of millennials say they prefer socialism to capitalism, but what do they mean?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy policies most closely resemble what we see in the U.K., in Norway, in Finland, in Sweden,\u201d Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told \u201c60 Minutes.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet Sweden\u2019s experiment with socialist policies was disastrous, and its economic success in recent decades as a result of market-based reforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Swedish economy continues to outperform other advanced economies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden is an amazing country. It is the country where Ikea, Skype, Spotify, Ericsson, Mojang (of the Minecraft fame) were founded and the country of the world\u2019s oldest Central bank Sveriges Riksbank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, the Nordic nation has been criticized over state intervention. But now it tends to be presented as an example of how to optimize market capitalism. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s the secret?<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy\/#Stability_through_reform\" >Stability through reform<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy\/#The_balanced_budget\" >The balanced budget<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy\/#How_was_this_achieved\" >How was this achieved?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy\/#The_dynamic_Swedish_economy\" >The dynamic\u00a0Swedish economy\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy\/#_Photo_by_John_Arano_on_Unsplash\" >\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Photo by John Arano on Unsplash<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy\/#Cashless_economy\" >Cashless economy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy\/#Lets_go_back_to_the_beginning_of_this_article\" >Let&#8217;s go back to the beginning of this article.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy\/#The_bottom_line\" >The bottom line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stability_through_reform\"><\/span><b>Stability through reform<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden\u2019s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is among the highest in the EU. It has low inflation and a healthy banking system. But this has not always been the case. Historically, the Swedish economy suffered from low growth and high inflation, and the Swedish krona was repeatedly devalued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, Sweden was hit by a violent financial crisis in the early 1990s. Banks became unstable. Two were nationalized, unemployment rose sharply, government spending soared, as did national debt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5151 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-23.jpg\" alt=\"Swedish Economy - HOW SWEDEN CREATED A MODEL ECONOMY 4\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-23.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-23-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-23-370x246.jpg 370w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-23-760x505.jpg 760w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-23-424x282.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"color: #19af62;\"> photo source<\/span><\/em> <em><span style=\"color: #19af62;\">chuttersnap<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The path back to stability and success was not easy for Sweden. But by pursuing inventive and courageous reforms, and sticking to them, Sweden has transformed its economy. They manage to pave the way for robust growth in the face of global economic uncertainty.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_balanced_budget\"><\/span><b>The balanced budget<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the International Monetary Fund, Sweden\u2019s national debt to GDP ratio fell from 80% in 1995 to 41% in 2017. All three leading credit agencies give Sweden an \u2018AAA\u2019 rating. That is a rare distinction, even among developed economies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the crisis of the 1990s, successive Swedish governments have succeeded in maintaining control over public spending and continued to do so even in the wake of the 2007\u20132008 global financial crisis. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_was_this_achieved\"><\/span><b>How was this achieved?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden reinvented its economic governance with a series of innovative regulations. First, in 1996, a limit for public spending was introduced. This was followed by the addition of the \u2018surplus goal\u2019 for the government budget. These measures remain largely intact. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These reforms were met with broad support from across the political spectrum in Sweden, where political consensus is often the norm. These measures help prevent the accumulation of debt, and ensure that the national debt is kept in check.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Swedish Fiscal Policy Council (Finanspolitiska r\u00e5det) was established in 2007. This committee of experts audits the government\u2019s policy decisions regarding public finances. It aims to ensure that they remain consistent with the goals of growth, employment, and long-term financial sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5152 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-24.jpg\" alt=\"Swedish Economy - HOW SWEDEN CREATED A MODEL ECONOMY 5\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-24.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-24-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-24-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-24-760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-24-424x282.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Swedish government\u2019s credible management of public finances has meant that Sweden remains among the most fiscally responsible countries in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While governments with large budget deficits carry out austerity measures by increasing taxes and cutting public spending, Sweden has broadly avoided these difficulties. While Sweden remains a relatively highly taxed economy, the center-right coalition government of 2006\u20132014 scrapped inheritance tax in 2005 and a wealth tax in 2007.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_dynamic_Swedish_economy\"><\/span><b>The dynamic\u00a0Swedish economy\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Sweden has a diverse and highly competitive and successful economy. The World Economic Forum ranks Sweden among the top ten most competitive countries in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden is also one of the easiest countries in the world to do business with, according to the World Bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A key feature of the Swedish economy is its openness and liberal approach to trade and doing business. Sweden has traditionally been an export-orientated nation, and typically maintains a trade surplus. The value of goods and services it exports is greater than the value of imports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to maintaining competitiveness in goods and manufacturing, growth in contemporary service sectors such as information and communications technology (ICT) has been strong in Sweden. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden has produced a number of unicorns, including video game developers King and Mojang, fintech company Klarna, and music streaming service Spotify, and video call platform Skype.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5153 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"789\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-25.jpg 789w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-25-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-25-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-25-370x242.jpg 370w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-25-760x496.jpg 760w, https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/swedish-economy-how-sweden-created-a-model-economy-25-424x277.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Photo_by_John_Arano_on_Unsplash\"><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><em>Photo by John Arano on Unsplash<\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden\u2019s present economic and social prosperity was built on the lessons learned from the financial crisis in the early 1990s. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments pursued reforms and fiscal sustainability became institutionalized. Stable economic policies combine with competitiveness, innovation and an open approach to trade to make Sweden a model for economic success.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cashless_economy\"><\/span><b>Cashless economy<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden is the most cashless society in the world with less than 1% of the value of all payments made using coins or notes in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across the country, cash is now present in less than 20% of transactions in stores \u2013 half the number five years ago, according to the Riksbank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stockholm metro does not accept cash neither does most public transport. Most retailers only accept card payments and street vendors accept cards too. Even smaller payments are cashless with widespread card acceptance. iZettle \u2013 one of the most popular small retail payment processors is actually a homegrown company from Sweden. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retailers are legally entitled to refuse coins and notes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 65% of Sweden\u2019s 1500 odd bank branches no longer handle cash. Further many no longer even have ATMs.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riksbank figures reveal that the average value of Swedish krona in circulation fell from around 106 billion in 2009 to 65 billion in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lets_go_back_to_the_beginning_of_this_article\"><\/span><b>Let&#8217;s go back to the beginning of this article.<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ocasio-Cortez, like Senator Bernie Sanders before her, knows not to claim an actual socialist country as an exemplary. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the primary season of the election of 2016, Sanders said, \u201cI&#8217;m not looking at Venezuela. I&#8217;m not looking at Cuba. I&#8217;m looking at countries like Denmark and Sweden.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their opponents have the argument against. According to the latest edition of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fraserinstitute.org\/studies\/economic-freedom\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economic Freedom in the World<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Norway is the 25. a country in the world and Sweden 43. out of 162; while Singapore and Hong Kong first and second. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, neither AOC or Sanders wanted to say that Nordic countries, even Sweden is the example of a free economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This was just a short picture of the Swedish economy.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_bottom_line\"><\/span><strong>The bottom line<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden and the Swedish economy is an <a href=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/2019\/02\/stock-market-corrections\/\">example<\/a> of how the government has to work for the benefits of citizens. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden maybe is ranked lower than some other prosperous countries. But it isn&#8217;t the point. The point is: do citizens have opportunities, does government protects their rights and how they really treat them in regard to the living standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/2018\/07\/money-risk-trading\/\"><b>Risk Disclosure (read carefully!)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 min read photo source Jonathan-Brunkhorst unsplash Nearly half of millennials say they prefer socialism to capitalism, but what do they mean? \u201cMy policies most closely resemble what we see in the U.K., in Norway, in Finland, in Sweden,\u201d Rep. 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