Wage Formation and Bargaining Power during the Great Depression*

B-Tier
Journal: Scandanavian Journal of Economics
Year: 2010
Volume: 112
Issue: 1
Pages: 211-233

Authors (3)

Gunnar Bårdsen (Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapl...) Jurgen A. Doornik (not in RePEc) Jan Tore Klovland (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We present an econometric analysis of wage behaviour in Norway during the interwar years. The analysis is based on a panel of manufacturing industry data using GMM estimation methods. Our empirical analysis shows that wage formation in the interwar period can be understood with the help of modern bargaining theory and well‐established wage equations. We estimate a long‐run wage curve that has all the standard features of being homogeneous in prices, proportional to productivity, and with a negative unemployment elasticity. We also present some new Monte Carlo evidence on the properties of the estimators used.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:scandj:v:112:y:2010:i:1:p:211-233
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24