Downward nominal wage rigidity in services: Direct evidence from a firm survey

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 106
Issue: 3
Pages: 227-229

Authors (2)

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0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

The paper uses a new German employer survey on wage setting to analyze incidence and sources of nominal wage rigidity in services vs. manufacturing. Mainly for fear of excess worker turnover, wage cuts are significantly less frequent in services.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:106:y:2010:i:3:p:227-229
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24