Nominal Wage Rigidity: Non-Parametric Tests Based on Union Data for Canada

Louis N. Christofides () and Thanasis Stengos ()

No CESifo Working Paper No. 535, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo Group Munich

Abstract: We study the wage-change distributions in union contracts reached in Canada between 1976-1999. We use non-parametric tests to check for nominal wage rigidity and find that it is present during low inflation periods.

Keywords: Nominal wage rigidity; non-parametric tests (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E31 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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