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Labour Utilization and Wage Inflation in Australia: An Empirical Examination

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  • PETER DAWKINS
  • MARK WOODEN

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This paper tests the hypothesis that the level of labour utilization within the firm should be substituted into the Phillips Curve in place of traditional measures of excess demand. Gregory and Smith (1983) proposed overtime hours as a proxy for labour utilization within the firm. For various reasons we prefer the deviation from trend in hours worked. The results support the underlying hypothesis, and add strength to the view that to understand the process of wage inflation at the macro level we must examine the utilization of labour at the micro level of the firm.

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  • Peter Dawkins & Mark Wooden, 1985. "Labour Utilization and Wage Inflation in Australia: An Empirical Examination," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 61(2), pages 516-521, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecorec:v:61:y:1985:i:2:p:516-521
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.1985.tb02006.x
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