Foreign ownership and its effects on employment and wages: the case of Sweden
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Foreign ownership and its effects on employment and wages : the case of Sweden. / Brännlund, Runar; Nordström, Leif Jonas; Stage, Jesper; Svedin, Dick.
In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, Vol. 5, No. 8, 8, 2016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Foreign ownership and its effects on employment and wages
T2 - the case of Sweden
AU - Brännlund, Runar
AU - Nordström, Leif Jonas
AU - Stage, Jesper
AU - Svedin, Dick
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In this paper, we study how foreign ownership of Swedish companies affects employment and wages. To study these effects, we specify a model based on the assumption that the Swedish labour market can be described as one where trade unions and employers bargain over employment and wages. Our hypothesis is that bargaining power is affected by institutional settings and the ownership of the firm. To test our hypothesis, we used a panel data set of 242 large Swedish manufacturing firms over the period 1980–2005. The results indicate no significant impact of foreign ownership on employment or wages in Sweden.
AB - In this paper, we study how foreign ownership of Swedish companies affects employment and wages. To study these effects, we specify a model based on the assumption that the Swedish labour market can be described as one where trade unions and employers bargain over employment and wages. Our hypothesis is that bargaining power is affected by institutional settings and the ownership of the firm. To test our hypothesis, we used a panel data set of 242 large Swedish manufacturing firms over the period 1980–2005. The results indicate no significant impact of foreign ownership on employment or wages in Sweden.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Bargaining power
KW - Trade union
KW - Employment
KW - Wages
U2 - 10.1186/s40174-016-0058-1
DO - 10.1186/s40174-016-0058-1
M3 - Journal article
VL - 5
JO - IZA Journal of European Labor Studies
JF - IZA Journal of European Labor Studies
SN - 2193-9012
IS - 8
M1 - 8
ER -
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