This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix examines inflation and wage dynamics in Finland. The paper … inflation for 1996:Q1–2001:Q4. The paper examines the determinants of the equilibrium real exchange rate, and also analyzes …

moderation. The paper identifies structural shifts in the relationship between wages and unemployment rates—a “wage curveâ …€â€”in 20 industrial countries. It reviews euro area and cross-country developments in labor costs and their bivariate … relationship with unemployment rates and business GDP. The paper also examines aspects of the European Central Bank’s monetary …

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix analyzes labor market institutions and reforms for Cyprus. The … paper describes the legal and institutional framework of the Cypriot labor market, and discusses the voluntary framework for … negotiations, the degree of unionization and the system of tripartism, the wage setting mechanism, and labor market programs. The …

In flow models of the labor market, wages are determined by negotiations between workers and employers on the surplus … value of a realized match. From this perspective, this paper presents an econometric analysis of the influence of labor … market flows on wage formation as an alternative to the traditional specification of wage equations in which unemployment …

€”the ability to sustain competitiveness. Then, a more forward-looking angle is the flexibility of Estonia’s labor and product …