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Central banks, trade unions, and reputationâis there room for an expansionist maneuver in the European Union?

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  • Toralf Pusch
  • Arne Heise

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It is now a few years since the introduction of the common currency, and Europe is still experiencing high unemployment. The conventional logic attributes this problem to flaws in the labor market. In this paper, we look at the changes that occur if trade unions and the central bank have different options to choose from in a climate of uncertainty. In a single-stage game, the most probable outcome is a high unemployment rate. Results change dramatically if the game is repeated. However, this effect does not occur if the central bank puts a too high weight on price stability.

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  • Toralf Pusch & Arne Heise, 2010. "Central banks, trade unions, and reputationâis there room for an expansionist maneuver in the European Union?," Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(1), pages 105-126, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:postke:v:33:y:2010:i:1:p:105-126
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    Cited by:

    1. Heise, Arne, 2018. "Postkeynesianismus: Ein heterodoxer Ansatz auf der Suche nach einer Fundierung," ZÖSS-Discussion Papers 69, University of Hamburg, Centre for Economic and Sociological Studies (CESS/ZÖSS).
    2. Heise, Arne, 2018. "Reconciling Facts with Fiction, or: A Theoretical Speculation of why the Minimum Wage has no Discernible Effect on Employment," MPRA Paper 92483, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Arne Heise, 2017. "Walras' Law in the Context of Pre-Analytic Visions," Economic Thought, World Economics Association, vol. 6(1), pages 83-96, March.
    4. Heise, Arne, 2019. "Post-Keynesian Economics - Challenging the Neo-Classical Mainstream," MPRA Paper 99280, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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