Fixed Exchange-Rate Policy and Real Wage Growth: Quasi-Experimental Evidence

Using Difference-in-Differences estimation and data from the European Community Household Panel, this paper suggests that the fixed exchange-rate policy adopted by Italy in the 1997-2000 period has reduced the real hourly wage growth of Italian full-time workers with permanent contracts, on average, by 3%. Yet, the cost of the policy has been ultimately paid by the private sector where real wage growth has decreased by 5.4%.

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Year of publication:	2014-12
Authors:	Andini, Corrado
Institutions:	Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	difference-in-differences \| productivity \| wages

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IZA Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 8701 42 pages
Classification:	J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc ; C23 - Models with Panel Data
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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