Who benefits from the Industrial Agreement? Uncovering the trends and structures of wage inequality at play in the Swedish wage-setting model
Journal of Industrial Relations
Published online on December 08, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Industrial Relations, Ahead of Print.
Sweden's Industrial Agreement (IA) has long been heralded as a cornerstone of the country's balanced growth model – anchoring wage formation to export sector norms while also promoting wage equality across the labour market. This paper interrogates the IA'...
Sweden's Industrial Agreement (IA) has long been heralded as a cornerstone of the country's balanced growth model – anchoring wage formation to export sector norms while also promoting wage equality across the labour market. This paper interrogates the IA'...