Wage Growth and Inflation in Europe : A Puzzle? /

Wages have been rising faster than productivity in many European countries for the past few years, yet signs of underlying consumer price pressures remain limited. To shed light on this puzzle, this paper examines the historical link between wage growth and inflation in Europe and factors that influ...

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Main Author: Boranova, Vizhdan
Other Authors: Huidrom, Raju, Nowak, Sylwia, Topalova, Petia
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/280
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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