Wage formation, labour market institutions and economic transformation in S

Wage formation is a central element in economic growth and economic trans formation. The point of departure of this book is the reciprocal nature of the relation between the economy and the labour market. On one hand, technological and eco nomic change cause changes in labour market institutions, but on the other hand the wage formation system is of utmost importance to the economic develop ment. Thus, the focus of analysis is the relationship between long-term structural trans formation of the economy and labour market institutions in Sweden during the nine teenth and twentieth centuries. From this perspective, the following topics are addressed: · Economic change and income distribution · Regional wages and the wage differentials in industry · Technology, institutions and wage structure · Wage formation systems and labour market institutions · Unemployment policy · Vocational education · Flexible working time The authors are all senior researchers in economic history at Lund University.