Author: Mr.Joe Crowley
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 1997-04-01
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 1451845650
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA standard open-economy model is used to show that price stabilization programs are more likely to succeed if labor contracts specify forward-looking wage indexation. Compared with contracts specifying backward-looking wage indexation or wages based on static expectations, such contracts will result in a greater reduction in inflation with lower output costs, smaller misalignment of real wages, smaller outflows of reserves, smaller disruptions caused by policy announcements, and a reduced impact of some shocks during price stabilization programs. These results are generally true whether or not capital is mobile and whether or not expectations are rational.
Book Synopsis The Effects of Forward-Versus Backward-Looking Wage Indexationon Price Stabilization Programs by : Mr.Joe Crowley
Download or read book The Effects of Forward-Versus Backward-Looking Wage Indexationon Price Stabilization Programs written by Mr.Joe Crowley and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1997-04-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A standard open-economy model is used to show that price stabilization programs are more likely to succeed if labor contracts specify forward-looking wage indexation. Compared with contracts specifying backward-looking wage indexation or wages based on static expectations, such contracts will result in a greater reduction in inflation with lower output costs, smaller misalignment of real wages, smaller outflows of reserves, smaller disruptions caused by policy announcements, and a reduced impact of some shocks during price stabilization programs. These results are generally true whether or not capital is mobile and whether or not expectations are rational.