The journal's articles will be discussed at two conferences per year, and in conjunction with the meetings of the Nordic Ministers of Finance.

The journal is available in a free electronic version on the Nordic Council of Ministers' website, and a printed version which can be ordered at cost price. In addition, a printed version of the journal is distributed to members of the national economic associations in the different Nordic countries. If you would like to subscribe please write to nepr@iies.se

• The theme of the first issue (No. 1, 2010) is “Fiscal consequences of the crisis” edited by Steinar Holden, Professor at Oslo University, and Torben M. Andersen, Professor at Aarhus University.
• The theme of the second issue (No. 1, 2011) is “Labour Market Consequences of the Economic Crisis” edited by Beril Holmlund, Professor at Uppsala University, and Lars Calmfors, Professor at Stockholm University.
• The theme for the third issue (No. 2, 2011) is “Productivity and Competitiveness”, edited by Anders Sørensen, Professor at Copenhagen Business School and Jakob B. Madsen, Professor at Monash University.
• The theme for the upcoming fourth issue of NEPR is “Economics and Education”, edited by Anders Björlund and Peter Fredriksson, both Professors at Stockholm University. A seminar was held in Oslo on 24 October 2011.
• The theme for the fifth issue will be “Health Care” edited by Tor Iversen and Sverre Kittelsen, Oslo University. A seminar on this issue will be organised in Reykjavik on 7 May 2012. NEPR Conference Invitation, 7 of May 2012.

More about the journal (in Swedish)

In connection with the decision of the Nordic ministers of finance to launch the journal at their meeting on 10 June 2008 in Saltsjöbaden, they issued this joint statement, "Our countries have attracted international attention through the success of our economic policies that combine strong public finances, social cohesion and sustainable social security systems. A new Nordic journal will make it possible to develop our Nordic exchange of experience in the field of economic policy." The aim of the journal is to make current economic policy research more useful for decision makers and to promote a broader discussion of economic policy issues in the Nordic countries. The magazine will highlight common Nordic issues and problems.

NEPR is run by a steering group made up by a representative for each Nordic finance ministry; these people are the heads of the respective ministry's economic department, and by two academic researchers who are appointed by the Scandinavian Journal of Economics. The project manager for the journal is Mats Persson, Professor at Stockholm University.

The journal is designed as a three-year project funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers together with Handelsbanken's Research Foundations (Sweden) and the Swedish Association of Economists. A final evaluation will take place at the end of 2011.

Contact:

Mats Persson, Project Manager, Nordic Economic Policy Review and Professor at Stockholm University

Ola Yndeheim, Senior Advisor, Nordic Council of Ministers