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February 14, 2012
Timbro
The following articles have been tagged with "Timbro":
'Lower wages will give more immigrants jobs'
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Jun 11
The best way to boost employment levels among Sweden's foreign-born is by reducing wages for low-paying jobs, argues Jenny von Bahr, author of a report on the subject commissioned by liberal Swedish think tank Timbro.
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Swedes urged to celebrate 'multicultural' national day
National: 6 Jun 11
An editorial article attacking the far-right and calling on Swedes to celebrate "diversity not stupidity" on national day, has provoked a heated debate in the Swedish media on Monday.
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Think tank: cut wages to boost immigrant jobs
Business & Money: 30 May 11
The government should work to cut wages in low paid jobs so that more new Swedes can get into the labour market, according to Swedish free market think tank Timbro.
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WikiLeaks' conspiracy theories laid bare
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Feb 11
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters the next round of his legal battle stemming from sex crime allegations in Sweden, The Local’s Karen Holst takes a look at some of the conspiracy theories surrounding Assange and his secret-divulging website.
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Clinton praise as Sweden woos Davos
Business & Money: 28 Jan 11
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will on Friday address the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos to explain Sweden's relative economic prosperity as ex-US president Bill Clinton joined the chorus of admirers.
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Sweden's welfare state has endured centre-right rule: experts
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 10
As Sweden's centre-right government hopes to win another four years in power, fears that conservative rule would cripple Sweden's welfare state may have been unfounded, the AFP's Nina Larson explains.
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'Every wasted krona amounts to theft'
Analysis & Opinion: 18 Mar 10
Recognizing frustration among a heavily taxed electorate, the Swedish Taxpayers Association has joined hands with the free-market think tank Timbro to appoint a special ombudsman to which citizens can report wasteful government spending.
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'Inflexible welfare model keeping young Swedes out of work'
Analysis & Opinion: 5 Mar 10
An excessively rigid labour market is at the root of Sweden's high youth unemployment and helps explain the recent proliferation of young people in early retirement schemes, argues Nima Sanandaji, CEO of the Captus think tank.
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EU slammed for 'propaganda'
Politics: 27 Jul 09
The European Union spends millions every year on publicity material about itself that can only be described as propaganda, a Swedish think-tank has said.
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Sweden's welfare state 'alive and kicking'
Lifestyle: 6 Apr 08
The sale of Absolut vodka was the latest in a wave of liberal reforms by Sweden's centre-right government. But AFP's Pia Ohlin finds that, despite privatizations and new tax laws, Sweden is still very much a welfare state.
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Americans in Sweden head to the polls
Politics: 5 Feb 08
American Democrats living in Sweden headed down to a coffee shop in Stockholm on Tuesday to cast their ballots in Super Tuesday's primary elections.
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Ideology is no basis for international development
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Nov 07
Sweden's international development agency, SIDA, relies on left-wing ideology rather than facts and logic, argues Nima Sanandaji, from the Captus think tank.
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SFI is failing immigrants
Analysis & Opinion: 17 Oct 07
SFI language courses aim to promote basic understanding of the Swedish language and society. But, argues Captus's Nima Sanandaji, with low pass rates and politicized content, neither aim is fulfilled.
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Swedish television viewers sold short on Iraq
Analysis & Opinion: 2 Jul 07
Swedish public television would do well to avoid casting doubt on a legitimate story of US soldiers and their Iraqi allies uncovering fresh evidence of the horrific criminality of the ousted regime, argues Billy McCormac of think-tank Timbro.
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Immigrants are a resource - not a burden
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jun 07
The purchasing power of immigrants is rising, yet immigrants are still wrongly portrayed as a drain on resources. Hardly surprising therefore that the fever swamp xenophobic socialists in the Sweden Democrats are winning votes, writes Billy McCormac of think-tank Timbro
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Immigrants' purchasing power increases
Society: 1 Jun 07
Immigrants have less purchasing power than people born within Sweden's borders. But the disposable income of immigrant groups is on the rise, according to a new study in southern Sweden.
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Why you've got to love Gudrun
Analysis & Opinion: 11 Apr 07
Few Swedish politicians evoke a visceral reaction - but ex-Left Party leader Gudrun Schyman is an exception. Billy McCormac of think-tank Timbro explains that while he might be her ideological opposite, he's still a Gudrun fan.
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A capital idea
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Mar 07
The average Italian is six times as wealthy as the average Swede, yet the state is a massive corporate conglomerate with business holdings worth 75,000 kronor per citizen. It's time to turn this wealth over to the people, argues Billy McCormac, of Swedish think-tank Timbro.
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Persson 'lied about job statistics'
Politics: 12 Sep 06
Prime minister Göran Persson has been accused of routinely lying about job figures in election debates and interviews. "Journalists need to question his statistics," according to a leading think tank.
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Liberal leader demands ethical regulations
Politics: 15 Apr 06
Liberal Party leader Lars Leijonborg has proposed eight rules, coincidentally based on recent scandals linked to the Social Democrats, to prevent corruption among those in power.
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LO "suppressed unemployment report"
Society: 22 May 05
Union organisation LO has been accused of suppressing a report in which it was claimed that Sweden's real unemployment figures could be twenty percent. The report's author resigned, saying his study had been blocked to protect the government.
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Uneducated, uncultured, uninspiring
Politics: 23 Jul 04
Sweden's leaders are the worst educated among all EU politicans and they have embarrassingly old-fashioned tastes in music. No wonder that the country's kids are the least politically motivated in Europe.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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