Topic to be covered: Both US and Sweden are democratic countries that follow market economic systems. But the economic organization of the two countries are different suggesting that capitalism comes in many different varieties. In your paper you will explain how the Swedish economic model differs from the US economic model and reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of the Swedish economic model. You can use both your external reading and your insights based on your three-week stay there to write the paper.
Here are some references you can use.
Varieties of capitalism : the institutional foundations of comparative advantageLinks to an external site.. Peter A. Hall, David W. Soskice. Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press. 2001
I do not expect you to read the full book, but you can look at some of the book reviews that will give you a good summary.
The Swedish Experiment: Assar Lindbeck Source: Journal of Economic Literature , Sep., 1997, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Sep., 1997), pp. 1273- 1319 Published by: American Economic Association.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/100714/nordic-model-pros-and-cons.aspLinks to an external site.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230710574_How_to_explain_the_success_of_the_Swedish_model