Economics, Econometrics and Finance
4 years ago

Real wage rigidities challenge central banks' inflation-stabilizing efforts.

Journal of money credit and banking
Real Wage Rigidities and the New Keynesian Model
Olivier Blanchard, Jordi Galı́

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