Wage expectations in northern and southern Italian regions. An interpretation based on psychological and social factors

Maria De Paola (), Claudio Lupi () and Patrizia Ordine ()

Economics & Statistics Discussion Papers from University of Molise, Dept. SEGeS

Abstract: Individual wage expectations of the Italian unemployed are studied. The analysis is carried out separately for the north-central and southern Italian regions. Results show a marked difference in expectations formation, with the northern unemployed using information more efficiently. A tentative explanation based on psychological and social factors is offered.

Keywords: Wage expectations; cognitive dissonance; local labour markets. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2004-03-29
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Published in International Review of Applied Economics, vol. 19, no. 3. pp. 343-358.

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