Reasons for wage rigidity in Germany

Labour

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-284

  Franz, Wolfgang ^a   Pfeiffer, Friedhelm ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR RELATIONS; SKILLED LABOR; WAGE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33845366301     PISSN: 11217081     EISSN: 14679914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2006.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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