Research
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Employment Effects Of Nominal-Wage Rigidity: An Examination Using Wage-Settlements Data
The argument advocating a moderate level of inflation based on the downward nominal-wage rigidity (DNWR) hypothesis rests on three factors: its presence, extent, and negative impact in the labour market. This paper focuses on the employment effect of DNWR. -
Price Stickiness, Inflation, and Output Dynamics: A Cross-Country Analysis
The sticky-price model of aggregate fluctuations implies that countries with high trend inflation rates should exhibit less-persistent output fluctuations than countries with low trend inflation.