Svenskt Näringsliv föreslår i en ny rapport (SvD, DN) att humaniorastudenter ska få sänkt studiestöd. Orsaken är att det är allt för stort söktryck på många utbildningar som inte leder till jobb, samtidigt som det finns ett stort underskott på studenter inom områden där det finns ett stort behov av arbetskraft. Jag själv är verksam […]
The Swedish parliament election held on Sunday left the country in a sort of limbo. The alliance of the Center party, liberals, Christian Democrats and conservative Moderate Party that ruled the country for the past four years earned 172 out of 349 seats in the parliament. They beat the left wing alliance with the former […]
With Swedish parliament elections coming up in a little more than a week, it is reported that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has, again, ranked Sweden as one of the most competitive nations in the world. According to the new Global Competitiveness Report 2010–2011, Sweden is now the second most competitive nation in the world, second […]
Fears of a reinforced European crisis are still lurking around despite political agreement on a huge financial support programme. First, concerns regarded the “Club Med”, including Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain, wittily abbreviated PIGS. Then there was Ireland. Adjustment was needed, and famous economist Paul Krugman came to help. Comparing the economies of a number of […]
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has just released its 2010 Lisbon Review. According to this report, Sweden is the most competitive nation in the EU [SvD]. According to the WEF press release, Sweden is “the most competitive economy as measured by the European Union’s (EU) own competition benchmark, the Lisbon criteria”. As I understand it, […]
I’m reading that Nobel laureate Paul Krugman predicts that Greece will have to leave the European Monetary Union (EMU) and abandon the euro. Going to the source, I found that this piece of news origins from a post on Krugman’s own blog. Greece abandoning the euro would rock the very foundations of the EMU and […]
China is planning to connect Asia and Europe with high–speed trains. If realised, an 8000km trip London to Beijing will take 48 hours. Reportedly (SvD, DN, NyT, Inhabitat), three lines are planned: Beijing–London, Kunming–Singapore, and Delhi–Astana (capital of Kazakhstan). It appears that Chinese authorities will spare no resources to make their contry reclaim the name […]
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