High Inflation and Real Wages /

Empirical data show that real wages fall sharply during periods of high inflation. This paper suggests a simple general equilibrium explanation, without relying on nominal rigidities. It presents an intertemporal two-sector model with a cash-in-advance constraint. In this setting, inflation reduces...

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Prif Awdur: Braumann, Benedikt
Fformat: Cylchgrawn
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Cyfres:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/050
Mynediad Ar-lein:Full text available on IMF