Trade Unions, Wages and Structural Adjustment in the New German States

Michael Burda and Michael Funke

No 652, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: The rapid wage increases observed in Eastern Germany over the past two years have important implications for the direction taken by structural change in this region. These implications are not solely negative, and remain controversial in the public debate. This paper discusses four aspects of a `high wage policy' on the economic assumptions necessary to generate them.

Keywords: Germany; High Wage Policy; Trade Unions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 J38 J51 J58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992-06
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