OBJECTIVES AND MOTIVATION: This paper considers the impact of interactions between competitiveness, fiscal policy and monetary institutions in the presence of unionized labor markets on economic outcomes and welfare in the long run. Two main classes of questions are investigated. First, what is...

Unter Ökonomen besteht weitgehend Einigkeit darüber, daß Geldpolitik langfristig keine realwirtschaftlichen Effekte hat. Nach diesem bekannten Neutralitätsergebnis führt ein höheres Geldmengenwachstum langfristig lediglich zu höherer Inflation bei unveränderter Beschäftigung. Diese...

We study Ramsey policies and optimal monetary policy rules in a model with sticky prices and unionized labour markets. Collective wage bargaining and unions monopoly power dampen wage fluctuations and amplify employment fluctuations relatively to a DNK model. The optimal monetary policy must...

Union density in Australia fell precipitously in the 1990s. This study investigates how union wage effects may have changed as a result. The findings from 1993 data suggest that union/nonunion wage differentials were very small, especially among workers in high-density industries. By 2001 the...