1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910476800503321

Titolo

Economics in Sweden : an evaluation of Swedish research in economics / / edited by Lars Engwall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : Taylor & Francis, , 1992

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 pages)

Disciplina

330/.09485

Soggetti

Economics - Sweden

Economics - Research - Sweden - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1. Points of departure -- 2. Economics the Swedish way 1889-1989 -- 3. The economics of Swedish economics in the 1980s -- 4. Recruiting a new generation -- 5. Swedish economics on the international scene -- 6. Swedish economics in the 1980s -- 7. Organization of research -- 8. Postgraduate education in Sweden -- 9. Recommendations -- Appendix A: Time schedule for the evaluation project -- Appendix B: Professors of economics in Sweden 1741-1989 -- Appendix C: The role of institutions -- Appendix D: Doctoral theses in economics in Sweden 1895-1989 -- Notes and references -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Economics in Sweden contains the results of one of the most comprehensive attempts to evaluate research in economics ever undertaken. A team of Swedish and international researchers, including Avinash K. Dixit, Seppo Honkapohja and Robert M. Slow, examined the structure of economics in Sweden and its results. They identified postgraduate education as a key area, and their findings will be of particular relevence at a time when many countries are restructuring their graduate education programme.