Sweden's Economic Model

Prof. Ari Kokko

Copenhagen Business School

Date: Dec 15, 2011 at FETP, from 15:45 to 17:15, at Classroom A

Prof. Ari Kokko of the Copenhagen Business School will visit FETP and give a guest lecture on the Swedish model of economic development. Prof. Kokko’s lecture focuses on the historical development of Swedish economy, highlighting both the reasons for the rapid industrialization in the late 19th century and the subsequent shift from raw materials to human capital and knowledge as the main competitive advantages. The second part of his lecture is on the development of welfare state, stressing the gradual increase in benefits and coverage as well as the emphasis on universal rather than means-tested benefits.