An analysis of wage flexibility: Evidence from the Spanish regions

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 621-637

  Maza, Adolfo ^a   Moral Arce, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION; EXCHANGE RATE; MONETARY POLICY; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33748513706     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-005-0033-7     Document Type: Article

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