To study the link between different types of collective bargaining systems and employment, unemployment and wage inequality, I use a novel taxonomy of bargaining systems in 36 OECD countries between 1980 and 2015. The results show that coordinated bargaining systems are associated with higher employment, better integration of vulnerable groups and lower wage inequality than fully decentralized systems. Uncoordinated centralized systems perform similarly in terms of unemployment to fully decentralized systems but are associated with higher employment and lower wage inequalities. These results suggest that the link between decentralization and good labour market outcomes is more nuanced than previously suggested.

为了研究不同类型的集体谈判制度与就业，失业和工资不平等之间的联系，我使用了1980年至2015年间OECD 36个国家中新颖的谈判制度分类法。结果表明，协调的谈判制度与更高的就业机会，更好的就业机会相关。与完全分权的制度相比，弱势群体的融合和更低的工资不平等。不协调的中央集权系统在失业方面的表现与完全分散的系统类似，但与较高的就业率和较低的工资不平等相关。这些结果表明，分权化与良好的劳动力市场成果之间的联系比以前提出的更为细微。