The Margins of Labor Cost Adjustment : Survey Evidence from European Firms

The Margins of Labor Cost Adjustment : Survey Evidence from European Firms

Firms have multiple options at the time of adjusting their wage bills. However, previous literature has mainly focused on base wages. This paper broadens the analysis beyond downward rigidity in base wages by investigating the use of other margins...

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Main Authors: Babecky, Jan, Du Caju, Philip, Kosma, Theodora, Lawless, Martina, Messina, Julian, Room, Tairi
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AFFECTED WORKERS
BRANCHES
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
COMPANY
COMPETITIVE PRESSURES
COMPETITOR
DIFFERENTIATED IMPACT
EARLY RETIREMENT
EARNING
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTS
EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
EXPORTS
FIRM LEVEL
FIRM SIZE
FIRM SURVEY
FIRMS
HIGH WAGE
HUMAN RESOURCES
INDEXATION
INFLATION
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
LABOR COST
LABOR COSTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR ECONOMICS
LABOR MARKETS
LABOUR
LABOUR COST
LABOUR COSTS
LABOUR FORCE
LABOUR MARKET
LABOUR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
LABOUR MARKETS
LABOUR RELATIONS
LABOUR TURNOVER
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MACROECONOMICS
MARGINAL COSTS
MENU COSTS
MONETARY POLICY
MOTIVATION
NOMINAL WAGES
NON-WAGE COST
PERMANENT WORKERS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PREVIOUS SECTION
PRICE CHANGES
PROBIT REGRESSIONS
PRODUCT MARKET
PRODUCT MARKET COMPETITION
REAL WAGE
REAL WAGES
RETIREMENT
STICKY PRICES
TEMPORARY WORKERS
TOTAL COSTS
TOTAL WAGE
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION ACTIVITY
WAGE ADJUSTMENT
WAGE BARGAINING
WAGE BILL
WAGE FLEXIBILITY
WAGE LEVEL
WAGE NEGOTIATIONS
WAGE RIGIDITIES
WAGE RIGIDITY
WAGE STRUCTURE
WHITE COLLAR WORKERS
WORK ORGANISATION
WORKER
WORKERS
YOUNGER WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/11561638/margins-labor-cost-adjustment-survey-evidence-european-firms
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19954

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/11561638/margins-labor-cost-adjustment-survey-evidence-european-firms
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19954

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