Wage Rigidity and Disinflation in Emerging Countries

This paper examines the consequences of rapid disinflation for downward wage rigidities in two emerging countries, Brazil and Uruguay. Although wage rigidities are altered by disinflation, in neither of the two countries does price stability eliminate frictions in wage-setting mechanisms. In a conte...

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Main Authors: Messina, Julián, Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anna
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Economic Association 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17928