Union Wage Effect in Sweden: Evidence from the Interwar Period - Supporting Data and Code

SND-ID: 2024-644. Version: 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.57804/g308-xa07

Citation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

William Skoglund - Uppsala University, Department of Economic History

Research principal

Uppsala University - Department of Economic History rorId

Description

This package contains data and scripts for reproducing the results of the article: Union Wage Effect in Sweden: Evidence from the Interwar Period. The main dataset includes a new database with information on workplaces during the interwar period, including worked hours, number of workers, and wages paid. The database is based on primary materials from the official Swedish wage statistics.

Data contains personal data

No

Language

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Population

The data primarily covers workplaces in Sweden during the interwar period.

Sampling procedure

Time period(s) investigated

1922 – 1936

Data format / data structure

Data collection
  • Mode of collection: Aggregation
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Historical, Registers/Records/Accounts
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Economic History

Topic and keywords

Research area

Economic history (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Labour relations/conflict (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Economic conditions and indicators (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Labour and employment policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Wages, Trade unions

Publications

Skoglund, W. (2023). The Union Wage Effect at the Dawn of the Great Leveling: Evidence from Interwar Sweden. Uppsala Papers in Economic History, 2. https://doi.org/10.33063/upeh.v2i.553
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33063/upeh.v2i.553

Published: 2025-01-10