explanation for Sweden's weak performance with respect to market work activity highlights the role of high tax rates on labor …

policy environment in Sweden prior to 1990-91 and compare them to the situation in other European countries and the United … set of policies and institutions, Sweden's employment distribution in the mid-1980s is sharply tilted away from low … countries, Sweden has an unusually high share of employment in large firms. Furthermore, the Swedish rate of self-employment in …

, the national pension system, employment security laws and centralized wage setting in Sweden reinforced the distortionary … neutral set of policies and institutions, Sweden's employment distribution is sharply tilted away from lower wage industries … establishments. Compared to other OECD economies, Sweden has the lowest rate of self employment, a dominant role for larger firms …

centralized wage setting on the industry distribution of employment. We examine Sweden's industry distribution from 1960 to 1994 … identify the rise and fall of centralized wage-setting arrangements as a major factor in the evolution of Sweden's industry … accounted for about 40 percent of U.S.-Swedish differences in the industry distribution. The dissolution of Sweden's centralized …