Arbeitspapier

Exchange rate regime and wage determination in Central and Eastern Europe

After the eastern enlargement of the European Union due to increasing labor market integration, wage determination and monetary integration in Central and Eastern Europe have become key issues in European economic policy making. Based on the Scandinavian model of wage adjustment by Lindbeck (1979), we intend to analyze the role of exchange rates in the wage determination process of the Central and Eastern European countries to identify which exchange rate strategy contributes to faster wage convergence in Europe. Panel estimations reveal a robust negative relationship between exchange rates and wage growth. This suggests that workers in countries with fixed exchange rates are likely to benefit from higher wage increases.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 2471

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General
Foreign Exchange
Economywide Country Studies: Europe
Thema
Wage policy
labor markets
exchange rate regime
Central and Eastern Europe
Wechselkurssystem
Lohnbildung
Lohnniveau
Entwicklungskonvergenz
Entwicklungskonvergenz
EU-Staaten (Osteuropa)

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Schnabl, Gunther
Ziegler, Christina
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2008

Handle
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Schnabl, Gunther
  • Ziegler, Christina
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2008

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