European Economic and Monetary Union's perverse effects on sectoral wage inflation: Negative feedback effects from institutional change?

European Union Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 345-366

  Johnston, Alison ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employers; European Monetary Union; institutional change; sectoral interests; trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865300552     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116512439114     Document Type: Article

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