RT Generic
T1 Downward nominal wage rigidity in Europe : an analysis of European micro data from the ECHP 1994-2001
A1 Knoppik,Christoph
A1 Beissinger,Thomas
WP 2008/03/03
AB This paper substantially extends the limited available evidence on existence and extent of downward nominal wage rigidity in the European Union and the Euro Area. For this purpose we develop an econometric multi-country model based on Kahn?s (1997) histogram-location approach and apply it to employee micro data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) for twelve of the EU?s current member states. Our estimates for the degree of downward nominal wage rigidity on the national as well as the EU-wide level point to marked downward nominal wage rigidity within the European Union.
K1 Europäische Union
K1  Lohnstatistik
K1 Lohnstarrheit
PP Hohenheim
PB Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim
UL http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/volltexte/2008/251