Wage-setting Behavior in France: Additional Evidence from an Ad-hoc Survey

J. Montorn s and J-B. Sauner-Leroy
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Jérémi Montornes

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Abstract: We investigate the wage-setting behavior of French companies using an ad-hoc survey conducted specifically for this study. Our main results are the following. i) Wages are changed infrequently. The mean duration of wage contracts is one year. Wage changes occur at regular intervals during the year and are concentrated in January and July. ii) We find a lower degree of downward real wage rigidity and nominal wage rigidity in France compared to the European average. iii) About one third of companies have an internal policy to grant wage increases according to inflation. iv) When companies are faced with adverse shocks, only a partial response is transmitted into prices. Companies also adopt cost-cutting strategies. The wage of newly hired employees plays an important role in this adjustment.

Keywords: Wage Rigidity; Wage-setting Behavior; Survey Data. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 J3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46 pages
Date: 2010
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