Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/180664 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 230
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Maastricht
Abstract: 
Central banks need to be concerned about wages since they are a major driver of inflation. Rising wages are needed to signal directions for market adjustments to ensure growth. Wage growth is driven by relative scarcity, labor productivity and expectations about inflation and future growth. Migration plays a significant role to balance wages across regions and countries. Wage growth has been low in most developed economies because of underutilized labor if properly measured. Germany seems to be an exception, but the scarcity of workers has been tamed by internal flexibility resulting from more decentralized wage setting and labor market reforms.
Subjects: 
Phillips-curve
wages
union wages
decentralized wage bargaining
labor market reforms
internal flexibility
unemployment
underemployment
mobility and wages
JEL: 
E24
J31
J52
J61
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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