Elements of the Swedish pension reform enacted in the 1990s have served as a model for
reform initiatives in a number of other countries. Sweden's experience suggests that a …

The Swedish pension system was among the first to shift to a system of notional accounts.
The aim was to render it fair, transparent, and sustainable and the reform enjoyed a broad …

This paper presents the main features of the new Swedish public pension system, the
motivation behind the reform, and its implications for public finances. The conclusion is that …

During the course of the 1990s, Sweden replaced a universal flat-rate folkpen-sion
combined with an earnings-related defined benefit, ATP,(allmän tilläggspension) with a …

This paper reviews the pension systems of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland,
Norway, Sweden). 4 Across the Nordic countries, governments have begun reforming their …

The Swedish pension reform has been much observed in the international debate. Among
features of the reform that have been especially praised are the financial stability of the …

1. Automation of the first order–whereby benefits depend on changes in factors external to
the pension system, such as demography and economy, which otherwise tend to disturb the …

Faced by largely the same demographic challenges as other OECD countries, Sweden
opted in 1992/94 for a radical refor m of its national old-age pension system. Most of the …

The durability of all institutions during this last decade of the twentieth century has been
tested by the economic recession. Repercussions have hit the Finnish pension system from …