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Does Inflation Targeting Matter for Labour Markets? – Some Empirical Evidence

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  • Larsson, Anna

    (Department of Economics, Stockholm University, and)

  • Zetterberg, Johnny

    (Trade Union Institute for Economic Research)

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This paper investigates the impact of inflation targeting on wage formation and unemployment using a panel of 17 OECD countries 1972-2000. Five of the countries included in the study have combined floating exchange rates with explicit inflation targets during the 1990s. Using a theoretical framework for a small open economy, we present simulation results and empirical tests of the model using two different methods. There is some weak evidence that inflation targeting matters for labour markets.

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Paper provided by Trade Union Institute for Economic Research in its series Working Paper Series with number 191.

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Length: 38 pages
Date of creation: 17 Sep 2003
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Handle: RePEc:hhs:fiefwp:0191

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Keywords: Wage bargaining; Monetary regime; Equilibrium (un)employment; Inflation target; Exchange rate target;

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Cited by:
  1. Lundborg, Per, 2005. "Wage Fairness, Growth and the Utilization of R&D Workers," Working Paper Series 206, Trade Union Institute for Economic Research.
  2. Lundborg, Per, 2005. "Wage Theories for the Swedish Labour Market," Working Paper Series 207, Trade Union Institute for Economic Research.
  3. Selén, Jan & Ståhlberg, Ann-Charlotte, 2004. "Wage and Compensation Inequality — How Different?," Working Paper Series 197, Trade Union Institute for Economic Research.
  4. Larsson, Anna, 2006. "Monetary Regimes, Labour Mobility and Equilibrium Employment," Seminar Papers 745, Stockholm University, Institute for International Economic Studies.

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