Fiscal Shocks and Real Wages
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I estimate the short-run dynamic effect of fiscal shocks on real wages for a panel of euro area countries. The main findings are in line with the Neo-Keynesian predictions that real wages increase in response to spending shocks. However, the scale of the wage response depends on the type of government spendingDownload Info
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- Agustín S. Bénétrix, 2012. "Fiscal Shocks And Real Wages," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 17(3), pages 203-220, 07.
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