| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Comparing Economic and Comparative Accounts of the "Tax - Employment Link" |
| 2.1 | A Brief Overview of Economic Approaches |
| 2.2 | A Macroinstitutional Approach of "Tax Regimes" |
| 2.2.1 | The Relation between Tax and Social Transfer Regimes |
| 2.2.2 | The Evolution and Differences of National Tax Regimes |
| 2.2.3 | Employment Effects of Tax Regimes |
| 3 | What Characteristics Should Quantitative Indicators of Corporatism Have? |
| 3.1 | Subjective vs. Objective |
| 3.2 | Coverage of Countries |
| 3.3 | Constant vs. Time-Varying |
| 3.4 | Coverage of Years |
| 3.5 | Level of Measurement |
| 3.6 | Composite vs. Narrow Measures |
| 4 | How Closely Do the Indicators Correlate with One Another? |
| 5 | Effects on Macroeconomic Performance |
| 6 | Effects on Income Distribution and Redistribution |
| 7 | Conclusion |
| Appendix A 42 Quantitative Indicators of Corporatism |
| Appendix B Related Indicators of Labor Organization and Wage Setting Arrangements |
| Appendix C Additional Variables Used in the Regression Analyses Reference |