This paper reviews the literature on the effects of low steady-state inflation on wage formation, focusing on four … different effects. First, under low inflation, downward nominal wage rigidity (DNWR) may prevent real wage cuts that would have … happened had inflation been higher. Second, wages (and prices) are given in nominal contracts, and inflation affects both how …

This paper reviews the literature on the effects of low steady-state inflation on wage formation, focusing on four … different effects. First, under low inflation, downward nominal wage rigidity (DNWR) may prevent real wage cuts that would have … happened had inflation been higher. Second, wages (and prices) are given in nominal contracts, and inflation affects both how …

As inflation rates in the United States decline, analysts are asking if there are economic reasons to hold the rates at … levels above zero. Previous studies of whether inflation "greases the wheels" of the labor market ignore inflation …-setting that allows the benefits of inflation (downward wage flexibility) to be separated from disruptive uncertainty about …

The recent surge in inflation led many unions and firms to alter their bargaining and wage-setting policies. Using … during periods of high and low inflation. We find state dependence along the extensive and intensive margins: the average … implications of state-dependent wage setting for the long-run effects of trend inflation, the transmission of monetary policy …

into account. - Inflation Persistence ; RealWage Rigidity ; NominalWage Rigidity ; DSGE models; Staggered Contracts …

This paper reviews the literature on the effects of low steady-state inflation on wage formation, focusing on four … different effects. First, under low inflation, downward nominal wage rigidity (DNWR) may prevent real wage cuts that would have … happened had inflation been higher. Second, wages (and prices) are given in nominal contracts, and inflation affects both how …

legislation, high union density, centralised wage setting and high inflation. -- Wage inflation ; downward nominal wage rigidity …

legislation, high union density, centralised wage setting and high inflation …

system. Real wages and wage inflation emerge as especially persistent following an import price shock, while price inflation …