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Tobias Karlsson . Photo

Tobias Karlsson

Director of first and second cycle studies, Department of Economic History, Senior lecturer

Tobias Karlsson . Photo

From conflict to compromise: The importance of mediation in Swedish work stoppages 1907-1927

Author

  • Kerstin Enflo
  • Tobias Karlsson

Summary, in English

Institutions for prevention and resolution of industrial conflicts were introduced all over the world in the early twentieth century. We use a new dataset of geocoded strikes and lockouts to analyze the impact of mediation on conflict outcomes in Sweden for the period 1907–1927. Causality is identified by using the distance from the mediator’s place of residence to the conflict as an instrument. Despite the mediators’ limited authority we find that their involvement in a conflict resulted in about 30 percent higher probability of a compromise. The results add support to institutionalist accounts of the origins of the Swedish Model.

Department/s

  • Department of Economic History

Publishing year

2019

Language

English

Pages

268-298

Publication/Series

European Review of Economic History

Volume

23

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Topic

  • Economic History

Keywords

  • labor market institutions; industrial relations; strikes; mediation; the Swedish Model

Status

Published

Project

  • Labour Conflicts by location 1859–1938
  • From Sundsvall to Saltsjöbaden: A regional perspective on strikes at the Swedish labor market

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1474-0044