Labour market reforms in Greece and the wage curve

Ioannis Cholezas and Nikolaos Kanellopoulos ()

Economics Letters, 2015, vol. 136, issue C, 19-21

Abstract: We offer strong evidence of a wage curve mechanism in Greece, which seems to be substantially enhanced by reforms aimed at increasing labour market flexibility. Male, older, more qualified and rural employees appear to be more sensitive to regional unemployment.

Keywords: Wage curve; Panel data; Instrumental variables; Institutional reforms; Greece (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J30 J60 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2015.08.026

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