Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/24282 
Year of Publication: 
1998
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 98-39
Publisher: 
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim
Abstract: 
We argue that in labor markets with central wage bargaining wage flexibility varies systematically across the wage distribution: local wage flexibility is more relevant for the upper part of the wage distribution, and flexibility of wages negotiated under central wage bargaining affects the lower part of the wage distribution. Using a random sample of German social{security accounts, we estimate wage flexibility across the wage distribution by means of quantile regressions. The results support our hypothesis, as employees with low wages have significantly lower local wage flexibility than high wage employees. This effect is particularly relevant for the lower educational groups. On the other hand, employees with low wages tend to have a higher wage flexibility with respect to national unemployment.
Subjects: 
Central wage bargaining
Wage flexibility
Quantile regression
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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