Gains from Wage Flexibility and the Zero Lower Bound

Galí, Jordi and Roberto Billi
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No 14888, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: We analyze the welfare impact of greater wage flexibility in the presence of an occasionally binding zero lower bound (ZLB) constraint on the nominal interest rate. We show that the ZLB constraint generally amplifies the adverse effects of greater wage flexibility on welfare when the central bank follows a conventional Taylor rule. When demand shocks are the driving force, the ZLB implies that an increase in wage flexibility reduces welfare even under the optimal monetary policy with commitment.

Keywords: Labor-market flexibility; Nominal rigidities; Optimal monetary policy with commitment; Taylor rule; Zlb constraint (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 E32 E52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-06
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