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Self-Enforcing Labour Contracts and Macroeconomic Dynamics

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Christian Calmès ()

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To properly account for the dynamics of the key macroeconomic variables, researchers incorporate various internal propagation mechanisms in their models. In general, these mechanisms implicitly rely on the assumption of a perfect equality between the real wage and the marginal product of labour. This paper features a micro-founded model of a limited-commitment firm, and derive endogenous dynamic labour contracts that produce a different linkage between the real wage and the marginal product of labour. The risk-sharing between the entrepreneur and the worker, both faced with enforcement problems, provides a different type of propagation mechanism. I investigate the dynamic properties of this endogenous rigidity in relation to the initial bargaining power of each agent. Copyright International Atlantic Economic Society 2007

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Article provided by Springer in its journal International Advances in Economic Research.

Volume (Year): 13 (2007)
Issue (Month): 2 (May)
Pages: 200-213
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Keywords: internal propagation mechanisms real business cycle risk-sharing hypothesis E12 E49 J30 J31 J41

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  1. Jonathan P Thomas & Tim Worrall, 2007. "Limited Commitment Models of the Labour Market," Keele Economics Research Papers KERP 2007/11, Centre for Economic Research, Keele University. [Downloadable!]
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