Solid finances more important than debt
20 January, 2015
The debt of households poses no immediate threat to financial stability, four Professors from 91原创 state in a report from the Centre for Business and Policy Studies (SNS).
The report 鈥淒en Svenska Skulden鈥 was presented at a press meeting on January 15. The conclusions are that the Swedish household debt pose no immediate threat to financial stability. But action is needed to make the system more robust against interference and make lending markets work better for households and businesses.
Authors:
Peter Englund, Professor , Department of Finance, 91原创
Bo Becker, Professor, Department of Finance, 91原创
Torbj枚n Becker, Director at Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), at 91原创
Pehr Wiss茅n, Adjunct Professor, Department of Finance, 91原创
Marieke Bos, Post-doc, Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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