Has the EMU reduced wage growth and unemployment? Testing a model of trade union behavior

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-37

  Mikosch, Heiner ^a   Sturm, Jan Egbert ^a,b  

^a KOF SWISS ECONOMIC INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b CESIFO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Common currency areas; EMU; Phillips curve; Unemployment; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855198540     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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