The Swedish model has been seen as way to combine rapid growth with small wage gaps. The solidaristic wage policy negotiated by peak organizations between 1956 and 1983 was designed to induce restructuring by reducing wage differences across the economy. Several authors have linked this to decreased wage dispersion and rapid structural change, especially during the 1960s. However, there is disagreement on when the policy started to affect dispersion and little evidence exist before the 1970s. Using new wage data, I examine differentials using a regression–decomposition framework. The results show that inequality was stable before the late-1960s but declined rapidly thereafter. According to the decomposition, the decline in the 1970s was the likely result of deliberate union policy while developments in the 1960s were unrelated to union action. In contrast to what some authors have argued, this study shows that decreased wage dispersion coincided with a fall in growth and structural change.

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瑞典的工资差异，经济结构调整和团结的工资政策

瑞典模式被认为是将快速增长与较小的工资差距相结合的一种方式。高峰组织在1956年至1983年之间协商制定的团结工资政策旨在通过减少整个经济领域的工资差异来引发结构调整。一些作者将其与减少工资分散和快速的结构变化联系在一起，尤其是在1960年代。但是，关于该政策何时开始影响分散性还存在分歧，并且在1970年代之前几乎没有证据。使用新的工资数据，我使用回归分解框架检查了差异。结果表明，不平等在1960年代后期之前是稳定的，但此后迅速下降。根据分解，1970年代的衰落是故意的工会政策的可能结果，而1960年代的发展与工会行动无关。