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Abstract
This paper tests if a strong labor movement leads to fewer industrial conflicts. The focus is on Sweden between the first general election in 1919 and the famous Saltsjöbaden Agreement in 1938, a formative period when the country transitioned from fierce labor conflicts to a state of industrial peace. We use panel data techniques to analyze more than 2000 strikes in 103 Swedish towns. We find that a shift of political majority towards the Social Democrats led to a significant decline in strikes, but only in towns where union presence was strong. The strike-reducing mechanism is related to corporatist explanations rather than increased social spending in municipal budgets.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Explorations in Economic History |
Volume | 83 |
Early online date | 2021 Jul 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 Jan 13 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Economic History
Free keywords
- Power resource theory
- Industrial conflicts
- Strikes
- Labor markets
- Local politics
- N34
- N44
- H53
- J51
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From Sundsvall to Saltsjöbaden: A regional perspective on strikes at the Swedish labor market
Enflo, K. (Researcher), Karlsson, T. (Researcher) & Molinder, J. (Researcher)
2015/01/01 → 2018/12/31
Project: Research