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Downward nominal wage rigidity in services: Direct evidence from a firm survey

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  • Radowski, Daniel
  • Bonin, Holger

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The paper uses a new German employer survey on wage setting to analyze incidence and sources of nominal wage rigidity in services vs. manufacturing. Mainly for fear of excess worker turnover, wage cuts are significantly less frequent in services.

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  • Radowski, Daniel & Bonin, Holger, 2010. "Downward nominal wage rigidity in services: Direct evidence from a firm survey," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 106(3), pages 227-229, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:106:y:2010:i:3:p:227-229
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    Nominal wage rigidity Efficiency wages Manufacturing and services Germany;

    JEL classification:

    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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