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Optimal contracts and the role of the government in wage bargaining

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This paper introduces a contract between the government and trade unions in a model of strategic wage bargaining à la Lippi (2003). It shows that an optimal contract can be implemented through an appropriately defined inflation target.

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  • Cavallari, Lilia, 2012. "Optimal contracts and the role of the government in wage bargaining," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 115(2), pages 160-163.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:115:y:2012:i:2:p:160-163
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.016
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    Keywords

    Fiscal policy commitment; Optimal wage contract; Wage bargaining; Social pact; Inflation target;
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    JEL classification:

    • E64 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Incomes Policy; Price Policy
    • J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects

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