Dumbing Down

Magnus Henrekson is Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics. He was previously Professor of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics and president of the IFN.Johan Wennström received his Ph.D. in Political Science in 2019 and works as a Research Fellow at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics.

• 1. Introduction: The Rise and Puzzling Fall of the Swedish Educational System.- 2. The Silver Age of Swedish Education.- 3. Educational Performance in Swedish Schools—What Are the Facts?.- 4. The Malaise in the School System.- 5. Two Views of Knowledge and Teaching.- 6. The Rise of “Post-Truth” Schooling.- 7. The Deinstitutionalization and Fragmentation of the Swedish School System.- 8. A Perfect Storm.- 9. The Way Forward for Sweden and Other Western Countries.