Current Accounts and Coordination of Wage Bargaining

Mika Nieminen (), Kari Heimonen and Timo Tohmo
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Mika Nieminen: University of Jyväskylä
Kari Heimonen: University of Jyväskylä
Timo Tohmo: University of Jyväskylä

Open Economies Review, 2019, vol. 30, issue 2, No 5, 319-341

Abstract: Abstract This study provides novel evidence on the impact of labor market institutions on current account dynamics. Our results suggest that a high degree of coordination of wage bargaining has a positive effect on the current account balance over the long run. This result is not driven entirely by wage moderation induced by centralized wage setting. We also provide robust evidence that a high degree of coordination of wage bargaining is associated with a slower current account adjustment toward its long-run equilibrium. This result seems theoretically plausible; the aggregate shocks in the exporting sector are largely driven by idiosyncratic shocks and the presence of idiosyncratic shocks increases the importance of labor market flexibility. Overall, our analysis of the impact of labor market institutions on current account dynamics complements the existing empirical current account literature focused on macroeconomic and financial measures.

Keywords: Current account balance; Current account dynamics; Coordination of wage bargaining; Exchange rate adjustment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F21 F32 F41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s11079-018-9511-2

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