Public Finance
Researchers: Possible to improve public procurement by means of a supplier rating system
The legal framework of public procurement contributes to uncertainty regarding the quality of future deliveries. One way of addressing this problem is to introduce an open system for rating suppliers, according to four researchers in a new SNS report.
SNS Research Brief Public FinanceSNS Research Brief 103. Enhancing the Efficiency in Public Procurement: Supplier Rating Systems
The legal framework of public procurement contributes to uncertainty regarding the quality of future deliveries. One way of addressing this problem is to introduce an open system for rating suppliers, according to four researchers in a new SNS report.- Research report Public Finance
A Swedish Tax System for the 21st Century
Reduce the tax on labor, introduce a uniform VAT and a uniform taxation of capital income. This is proposed by economist Åsa Hansson in a new SNS report. Much has changed since the major tax reform of 1990–91. If the tax system is reformed on the basis of current conditions, she argues, Sweden can achieve higher growth and employment.
Tax scholar: A new major tax reform would result in higher growth and employment in Sweden
Reduce the tax on labor, introduce a uniform VAT and a uniform taxation of capital income. This is proposed by economist Åsa Hansson in a new SNS report. Much has changed since the major tax reform of 1990–91. If the tax system is reformed on the basis of current conditions, she argues, Sweden can achieve higher growth and employment.- Research report Public Finance
SNS Economic Policy Council Report 2022: Public Procurement
A major problem with regard to public procurement is that buyers are not allowed to take previous experiences with suppliers into account... The SNS Economic Policy Council 2022: Introduce a rating system in public procurement similar to systems used for taxi and hotel services
A major problem with regard to public procurement is that buyers are not allowed to take previous experiences with suppliers into account...Economists: the incentives given to municipalities by the national government should be reexamined
Swedish municipalities and regions have incentives to raise taxes more than what is optimal from society’s point of view, according to economists...- Research report Public Finance
Local Taxation and Economic Incentives
Swedish municipalities and regions have incentives to raise taxes more than what is optimal from society’s point of view, according to economists... - SNS Research Brief Public Finance
SNS Research Brief 77: The psychology of opportunity costs: Emotions and cost effectiveness in public policy decision making
Intuition, unconscious rules of thumb and conscious misinterpretations influence our choices when making decisions – both personally and when it comes to using public funds – according to economist Gustav Tinghög. In the SNS report “The Psychology of Opportunity Costs – Feelings and Cost-Effectiveness in Public Sector Decisions,” he summarizes the results of behavioral experiments on decisions related to prioritizations in the health care sector. Behavioral economist: That is why opportunity costs tend to be ignored in decisions on public spending
Intuition, unconscious rules of thumb and conscious misinterpretations influence our choices when making decisions – both personally and when it comes to using public funds – according to economist Gustav Tinghög. In the SNS report “The Psychology of Opportunity Costs – Feelings and Cost-Effectiveness in Public Sector Decisions,” he summarizes the results of behavioral experiments on decisions related to prioritizations in the health care sector.