“…The empirical evidence strongly indicates that both are associated with a variety of positive macroeconomic outcomes. The relationship between high levels of corporatism and low levels of both unemployment and inflation has been demonstrated repeatedly in empirical analyses (Bleaney, 1996;Bruno & Sachs, 1985;Crepaz, 1992;Havrilesky & Granato, 1993;Iversen, 1999;McCallum, 1983McCallum, , 1986Paloheimo, 1984aPaloheimo, , 1984bSoskice, 1990;Tarantelli, 1986). The nature of the trade-off may vary from system to system but essentially involves guaranteed labor quiescence and moderation in wage demands in return for employment guarantees and the increased influence for labor in the realm of economic and social policy (Cameron, 1984).…”