Wage coordination in new and old EU member states

Riccardo Rovelli

World of Labour, 2016, No 222, 222

Abstract: Aside from employment protection laws, which have been converging, other labor market institutions in new and old EU member states, such as wage bargaining coordination and labor union density, still differ considerably. These labor market institutions also differ among the new EU member states, with the Baltic countries being much more liberal than the others. Research that pools data on old and new EU member states shows that wage coordination mechanisms can improve a country’s macroeconomic performance. Stronger wage coordination and higher union density reduce the response of inflation to the business cycle.

Keywords: labor market institutions; wage coordination; union density; Phillips curve; exchange rate pass-through (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 J5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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