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Indexation and Wage Change Settlements: Evidence from Spanish Manufacturing Firms

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An endogenous switching model of ex‐ante wage changes under indexed and non‐indexed settlements is estimated for the Spanish manufacturing sector using collective bargaining firm data for the 1984–1991 period. The likelihood of indexing the settlement is higher for nationwide unions than for other union groups within the works council and increases with the expected level of inflation. For wage change equations, a common structure for indexed and non‐indexed settlements is strongly rejected, showing a source of nominal rigidity. For indexed contracts, the expected ex‐ante total inflation coverage is nearly complete. It is also shown that workers pay a significant ex‐ante change premium (differential) to obtain a cost of living allowance clause. However, the realised contingent compensation exceeds such a premium for all industries. Finally, important spillover efffects in wage setting and the decision to index the settlement have been detected.

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  • Sergi Jimenez‐Martin, 1998. "Indexation and Wage Change Settlements: Evidence from Spanish Manufacturing Firms," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 60(4), pages 449-484, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:obuest:v:60:y:1998:i:4:p:449-484
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-0084.00109
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    1. Alberto Bayo-Moriones & Jose Enrique Galdon-Sanchez & Sara Martinez-de-Morentin, 2016. "The process of wage adjustment: An analysis using establishment-level data," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 37(2), pages 245-268, May.

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