The Committee on Finance’s monetary policy evaluations

The Committee on Finance conducts annual monetary policy evaluations as well as evaluations with a more long-term perspective. As a basis for its evaluations, the Committee appoints independent, expert evaluations by researchers in the field. Here you will find the independent expert evaluations.

Annual evaluations with the help of researchers

The focus of the Committee on Finance’s annual evaluations is monetary policy during the previous calendar year. Since 2023, the Committee on Finance has also commissioned an independent expert evaluation by researchers in the field to assist its annual evaluation.

Evaluation of monetary policy 2024

The Committee on Finance commissioned the Center for Monetary Policy and Financial Stability (CeMoF) at Stockholm University to conduct an external and independent evaluation of monetary policy in 2024. 

The results are presented in the report Sweden’s Monetary Policy 2024. The report was written by Professor John Hassler, Assistant Professor Karin Kinnerud, Professor Per Krusell and Professor Roine Vestman.

Evaluation by John Hassler, Karin Kinnerud, Per Krusell and Roine Vestman.

Reports from the Riksdag 2024/25:RFR13 – Sweden’s monetary policy 2024

Evaluation of monetary policy 2023

The Committee on Finance commissioned the Center for Monetary Policy and Financial Stability (CeMoF) at Stockholm University to conduct an external and independent evaluation of monetary policy in 2023. 

The results are presented in the report Sweden’s Monetary Policy 2023. The report was written by Professor John Hassler, Professor Per Krusell and Professor Roine Vestman. 

Evaluation by John Hassler, Per Krusell and Roine Vestman.

Reports from the Riksdag 2023/24:RFR15 – Sweden’s monetary policy 2023

Evaluation of monetary policy 2022

The Committee on Finance commissioned the Center for Monetary Policy and Financial Stability (CeMoF) at Stockholm University to conduct an external and independent evaluation of monetary policy in 2022. 

The results are presented in the report Follow-up and Evaluation of Monetary Policy 2022, written by Professor John Hassler, Professor Per Krusell and Associate Professor Anna Seim.

Evaluation by John Hassler, Per Krusell and Anna Seim

Reports from the Riksdag 2022/23:RFR5 – Evaluation of monetary policy 2022

Evaluations with a more long-term perspective

In addition to the annual evaluation, the Committee on Finance conducts a more extensive evaluation of monetary policy in a more long-term perspective every few years. In these evaluations, the Committee has commissioned international researchers and former central bank governors to write the underlying reports. The evaluations have often contributed to public debate on the basic premises and formulation of Swedish monetary policy.

Sweden’s monetary policy 2015–2024 has been evaluated by Wilkins and Ravn

The Committee on Finance commissioned two economists to evaluate the Riksbank’s monetary policy during the period 2015–2024. The commissioned economists were Morten Ravn, Professor of Economics at University College London, and Carolyn Wilkins, Senior Research Scholar at Princeton University. The Committee has considered the evaluation in Committee report 2025/26:FiU27, with a planned decision in June 2026. 

Riksbank evaluation, 2015–2024, Morten O. Ravn & Carolyn A. Wilkins (pdf, 3,5 MB)

Sweden’s monetary policy 2015–2020 has been evaluated by Flug and Honohan

The Committee on Finance commissioned two economists to evaluate the Riksbank’s monetary policy during the period 2015–2020. The evaluators were Patrick Honohan, former Governor of the Bank of Ireland and member of the ECB Executive Board and Karnit Flug, Professor and former Governor of the Bank of Israel.

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Report from the Riksdag 2021/22:RFR5 Evaluation of the Riksbank’s Monetary Policy 2015-2020

Sweden’s monetary policy 2010–2015 has been evaluated by Goodfriend and King

The Committee on Finance commissioned two economists to evaluate the Riksbank’s monetary policy during the period 2010–2015. The economists were Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England in 2003–2013 and Marvin Goodfriend, Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Reports from the Riksdag 2015/16:RFR7 Review of the Riksbank’s Monetary Policy 2010-2015

Sweden’s monetary policy 2005–2010 has been evaluated by Goodhart and Rochet

The Committee on Finance commissioned two economists to evaluate the Riksbank’s monetary policy and work with financial stability in 2005–2010. The economists were Professors Charles Goodhart and Jean-Charles Rochet.

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Reports from the Riksdag 2010/11: RFR5 Evaluation of the Riksbank's monetary policy and work with financial stability 2005–2010

Sweden’s monetary policy in 1995–2005 has been evaluated by Giavazzi and Mishkin

The Committee on Finance commissioned two economists to evaluate the Riksbank's monetary policy during the period 1995–2005. The economists were Professors Francesco Giavazzi and Frederic Mishkin.

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Reports från the Riksdag 2006/07:RFR1 An Evaluation of Swedish Monetary Policy between 1995 and 2005