I dag krävs från olika håll att regelverket på arbetsmarknaden ska ändras. Spelreglerna sägs hämma arbetskraftens rörlighet, leda till en alltför stel lönebildning, motverka nyanställningar och ge upphov till orättvisor mellan dem som har arbete och dem som står utanför...

While trade unions have been studied in detail, there is virtually no economics research on employer associations (EAs), trade unions' counterparts in many countries. However, besides conducting collective bargaining, EAs perform several other activities that can in uence economic outcomes,...

A large number of articles have analysed 'the one constant' in the economic effects of trade unions, namely that collective bargaining reduces employment growth by two to four percentage points per year. Evidence is, however, mostly related to Anglo-Saxon countries. We investigate whether a...