Efficiency wages, disinflation and labor mobility

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 267-291

  Agénor, Pierre Richard ^a   Santaella, Julio A ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Disinflation; Labor market segmentation; Open economy; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031991485     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1889(97)00055-9     Document Type: Article

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