Martin Floden's Webpages

Riksbank Speeches (with published text)

The Riksbank's balance sheet: How large should it be in the future?, Swedish House of Finance, April 13, 2018
Hur stor bör Riksbankens balansräkning vara i framtiden?

The Riksbank's bond purchases affect government finances, Västsvenska Handelskammaren, November 9, 2016
Riksbankens obligationsköp påverkar statens finanser

Sweden needs its inflation target, Fores, October 13, 2015, slides
Sverige behöver sitt inflationsmål (bilder)

Measures to mitigate the risks from high and increasing household debt, BNP Paribas, November 20, 2014, slides
Åtgärder för att minska riskerna med hushållens höga och växande skulder (bilder)

Monetary policy and wage formation — a mutual dependence, TCO, November 6, 2014
Penningpolitiken och lönebildningen — ett ömsesidigt beroende

Low inflation — should we be worried and can we do anything about it?, SACO, May 14, 2014, slides
Den låga inflationen — ska vi oroas och kan vi göra något åt den? (bilder)

My view of monetary policy and household debt, Swedbank, September 24, 2013
Min syn på penningpolitiken och hushållens skuldsättning

Selected Other Riksbank Speeches

Panel discussion on High Inflation and Other Challenges for Monetary Policy, CEBRA Annual Conference, Barcelona, August 29, 2022, video

Monetary policy aimed at bringing inflation back to target, DNB Bank, August 24, 2022
Penningpolitiken är inriktad på att föra inflationen tillbaka till målet

Event organized by SNS Finanspanel on Riksbankens obligationsköp, March 18, 2021, slides in Swedish

Panel discussion on Household Debt, Fores and EU Commission, March 17, 2016

Monetary policy considerations in unusual times, SEB Västerås, Octover 7, 2015

To the zero bound and beyond: Swedish experiences, RBS, May 22, 2015

Penningpolitik och makrotillsyn, LO, March 27, 2014

Opinion and Research

Book chapter: The role of central banks when cash is no longer king: Perspectives from Sweden, with Björn Segendorf, in D. Niepelt (ed.): Central Bank Digital Currency: Considerations, Projects, Outlook, CEPR eBook, 2021

Paper: Household Debt and Monetary Policy: Revealing the Cash-Flow Channel, with Matilda Kilström, Josef Sigurdsson, and Roine Vestman. The Economic Journal Vol. 131, Issue 636, pp. 1742-1771, May 2021

Därför har vi minusränta, DI Debatt, November 23, 2016

Därför är inflationsmålet två procent, Ekonomisk Debatt nr 6 2015

Lägre inflationsmål ger lägre räntor, DI Debatt, September 14, 2015

Inflationsmålet viktigt för pris- och lönebildningen, DN Debatt, February 25, 2015
Hela ekonomin gynnas av högre inflation, DN Debatt, slutreplik, March 2, 2015

Riksbanken och hushållens skuldsättning, Blog post on Ekonomistas, November 28, 2014

Should We Be Concerned by High Household Debt? Blog post on Ekonomistas, February 20, 2014
Ska vi oroas av höga hushållsskulder?
Appendix with more data description and more analysis: Did Household Debt Matter in the Great Recession?
Zip file with data and code for replication

Parliamentary Hearings

Records of Riksbank Executive Board Meetings

The minutes give a detailed account of discussions at the monetary policy meetings. They are attributed, so it is possible to see who has put forward which arguments. The minutes are published approximately ten days after the respective meeting.

Minutes in Swedish
Minutes translated to English

Reservations and separate comments outside normal monetary-policy meetings

April 2017, On the Riksbank's financial independence and balance sheet (English translation)
January 2016, Decision to delegate the right to make foreign exchange interventions (English translation)
September 2015, Swap agreement with National Bank of Ukraine (English translation)
June 2013, Consultation response on the Riksbank's financial independence

Martin Flodén

Riksbank Speeches (with published text)

Selected Other Riksbank Speeches

Opinion and Research

Parliamentary Hearings

Records of Riksbank Executive Board Meetings