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Nominal Wage Contracts And The Monetary Transmission Mechanism

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  • ZUZANA JANKO

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We introduce staggered and synchronized nominal wage contracts into a one‐sector monetary dynamic general equilibrium model to analyze the importance of the monetary transmission mechanism. We find a stronger monetary propagation mechanism under a synchronized setting as compared to a staggered setting. This causes the economy under staggering to be less volatile, better matching the data, as well as bringing about lower welfare costs (measured in terms of consumption). However, our results are mixed when it comses to evaluating the contemporaneous correlations and cross‐correlations. We conclude that overall staggered contracts do better in matching the U.S. economy. (JEL E32, E51, J41)

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  • Zuzana Janko, 2007. "Nominal Wage Contracts And The Monetary Transmission Mechanism," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 45(1), pages 121-130, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecinqu:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:121-130
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2006.00034.x
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    1. Zuzana Janko, 2008. "Nominal Wage Contracts, Labor Adjustment Costs and the Business Cycle," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 11(2), pages 434-448, April.

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    JEL classification:

    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E51 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers
    • J41 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Labor Contracts

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