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dc.contributor.authorRadowski, Danielen
dc.contributor.authorBonin, Holgeren
dc.date.accessioned2009-08-12T07:29:55Z-
dc.date.available2009-08-12T07:29:55Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/27636-
dc.description.abstractThe paper provides evidence concerning incidence and sources of nominal wage rigidity in services and manufacturing, using a new and large employer survey on wage and price setting behaviour for Germany. We observe that wage freezes are more frequent in services than in manufacturing, whereas wage cuts are less frequent. The significant sector gaps do not vanish after controlling for relevant firm characteristics influencing the incidence of wage freezes and wage cuts, notably coverage by collective agreements and the degree of price competition on the product market. An analysis of firms' view on the reasons preventing wage cuts suggests that specific fear of excess worker turnover could explain distinct wage setting behaviour in services.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aDeutsche Bundesbank |cFrankfurt a. M.en
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aDiscussion Paper Series 1 |x2008,24en
dc.subject.jelJ31en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordNominal Wage Rigidityen
dc.subject.keywordEfficiency Wagesen
dc.subject.keywordManufacturing and Servicesen
dc.subject.keywordGermanyen
dc.subject.stwLohnrigiditäten
dc.subject.stwLohnbildungen
dc.subject.stwDienstleistungssektoren
dc.subject.stwEffizienzlohnen
dc.subject.stwVerarbeitendes Gewerbeen
dc.subject.stwDeutschlanden
dc.titleSectoral differences in wage freezes and wage cuts: evidence from a new firm survey-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn584593732en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:bubdp1:7447en

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