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Changes in union density in the Nordic countries: a presentation

Kjellberg, Anders LU (2024) Wage formation in the Nordic Countries
Abstract
The aim is to explain: (1) Why union density (the share of employees affiliated to trade unions) is so high in the Nordic countries: 50-70%, in Iceland about 90%, (2) Why the rate of unionization (union density) varies between the Nordic countries, and (3) Why union density in the last 25-35 years has declined considerably in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, but not at all or only modestly in Iceland and Norway.
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union density, wage formation, Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, collective agreement, blue-collar worker, white-collar union, Ghent system, unemployment insurance, income insurance, Nordic model, Swedish model, labour market model, employers' associations, immigrant worker, business cycle, tax reduction, working life criminality, directly affiliated to union unemployment fund, union package, union membership, rate of unionization, Nordregio, Sociology, yellow union, fixed-term job, foreign-born, self regulation, state regulation, extension of collective agreements
pages
45 pages
conference name
Wage formation in the Nordic Countries
conference location
Stockholm, Sweden
conference dates
2024-10-24 - 2024-10-24
project
Trade Unions in Europe (27 EU countries)
Den svenska modellen: fack, arbetsgivare och kollektivavtal
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English
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yes
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3038aa84-ffe8-44f2-9a9c-86ffe0241111
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2024-10-22 00:04:56
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2024-12-16 15:09:09
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  author       = {{Kjellberg, Anders}},
  keywords     = {{union density; wage formation; Nordic countries; Denmark; Finland; Norway; Iceland; Sweden; collective agreement; blue-collar worker; white-collar union; Ghent system; unemployment insurance; income insurance; Nordic model; Swedish model; labour market model; employers' associations; immigrant worker; business cycle; tax reduction; working life criminality; directly affiliated to union unemployment fund; union package; union membership; rate of unionization; Nordregio; Sociology; yellow union; fixed-term job; foreign-born; self regulation; state regulation; extension of collective agreements}},
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  title        = {{Changes in union density in the Nordic countries: a presentation}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/202417286/Anders_Kjellberg_NEPR_24_October_2024.pdf}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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