The Nordic Economic Policy Conference will present recent research on wage formation by leading Nordic experts, along with comments from academics and policymakers. The conference will feature Antti Kauhanen, Research Director at ETLA.

The first issue of the Nordic Economic Policy Review (NEPR) was published in 2010. The goal of the review is to make the latest economic research accessible to decision-makers and a broader audience, as well as to promote Nordic knowledge exchange on economic policy issues and challenges. The review is produced by the Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordregio.

The event will be held in English and can be viewed via Zoom.

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Agenda October 24, 2024

9:00 – 9:05: Welcome remarks, Roope Uusitalo, Editor, NEPR 2025

9:05 – 10:15: Coordination of wage setting across sectors

Presentation by Lars Calmfors, Stockholm University
Discussants:
Steinar Holden, University of Oslo (online)
Essi Eerola, Bank of Finland

10:15 – 10:30: Coffee break

10:30 – 11:45: Universally binding contracts and their effects on wages

Presentation by Antti Kauhanen, ETLA Economic Research
Discussants:
Elin Svarstad, Fafo Research Foundation
Torbjorn Hållö, LO, Swedish Trade Union Confederation

11:45- 13:00: Public sector wages

Presentation by Astrid Würtz, Aarhus University
(Co-author: Mette Ejrnæs, Aarhus University )
Discussants:
Nils Karlsson, Ratio Institute
Antti Koskela, Tehy, The Union of Health and Social Care Services

13:00 – 13:45: Lunch

13:45 – 15:00: Changes in union density in the Nordic Countries

Presentation by Anders Kjellberg, Lund University

Discussants:
Petri Böckerman, The Labour Institute for Economic Research
Mikkel Nørlem Hermansen, Danish Ministry of Finance

15:00 – 15:30: Coffee break

15.30 – 16:45: Effects of unions in the labor market

Presentation by Harald Dale-Olsen, Institute for Social Research
Discussants:
Per Skedinger, The Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Alexander Willen, Norwegian School of Economics (online)

16:45 – 17:00: Concluding comments

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