The rise of goods-market competition and the decline in wage indexation: A macroeconomic approach

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 579-598

  Duca, John ^a   Vanhoose, David ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 0032378161     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-0704(98)00073-1     Document Type: Article

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