such a mechanism can quantitatively account for the degree of real wage rigidity in the Bulgarian labor markets, as …

. Although there are also sectors with low wages, in which wage increases were insufficient according to this benchmark--such as … mainly responsible for the inadequate wage increases. These include, in particular, important industrial sectors producing … performance to develop in line with wages, the labor unions in these sectors need to implement a more aggressive wage policy …

For many years, only better-paid workers benefited from Germany’s real wage increases. In contrast, dependent employees … with lower hourly wages suffered substantial losses, while the low-wage sector expanded. Around 2010, these trends came to … an end. Now all wage groups benefit from wage increases-even if those in the middle of the distribution lag somewhat …