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It has been well established that the wages of individual workers react little, especially downwards, to shocks that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605151
The time series of various economic variables often exhibit asymmetry: decreases in the values tend to be sharp and fast, whereas increases usually occur slowly and gradually. We detect signs of an analogous asymmetry in firms’ wage setting behaviour on the basis of managerial surveys, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605386
The time series of various economic variables often exhibit asymmetry: decreases in the values tend to be sharp and fast, whereas increases usually occur slowly and gradually. We detect signs of an analogous asymmetry in firms' wage setting behaviour on the basis of managerial surveys, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125238
It has been well established that the wages of individual workers react little, especially downwards, to shocks that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155111
. Wage growth of job stayers is moderated but still positive; and wages of entrants compared with those of incumbents are no …
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). Productivity shocks explain somewhat less than 10 percent of the variation in forecast errors of wages and prices. …This paper investigates the persistence of aggregate wages and prices in Portugal assuming a model of a unionized … system. Real wages and wage inflation emerge as especially persistent following an import price shock, while price inflation …
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During the Great Recession, unemployment increased substantially across several euro area countries, with wages … effect of changes in the composition of workers on wages and wage cyclicality. We find that compositional effects are highly … results partially explain the muted response of the observed wages to the business cycle, as wages decreased more than what …
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This paper investigates the relationship between public and private wages in the five largest euro area countries for … the period 1997-2017. The analysis shows that there exists a positive and significant response of private wages to a …, Spain, Italy and non-significant in Germany and the Netherlands). Interestingly, the response of private wages is found to …
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We explore the impact of wage adjustment on employment with a focus on the role of downward nominal wage rigidities. We use a harmonised survey dataset, which covers 25 European countries in the period 2010-2013. These data are particularly useful for this paper given the firm-level information...
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). Productivity shocks explain somewhat less than 10 percent of the variation in forecast errors of wages and prices …This paper investigates the persistence of aggregate wages and prices in Portugal assuming a model of a unionized … system. Real wages and wage inflation emerge as especially persistent following an import price shock, while price inflation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012766215