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Labour and product market competition in a small open economy – Simulation results using a DGE model of the Finnish economy

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  • Kilponen, Juha
  • Ripatti, Antti

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Using the DGE model of the Finnish Economy (the 'Aino' model), we study the response of the economy to reforms in both labour and product markets.The reforms are two-fold.We assume that the wage mark-up, ie the monopoly power of wage-setters is gradually reduced by 5 percentage points.At the same time, the degree of competition is increased, ie price margins are exogenously reduced by 2 percentage points.These reforms imply a very favourable outcome of the economy.Both consumption and employment increases permanently and the reforms are welfare enhancing.Public balances improve giving room for 1.5 percentage point cut in income taxes.Our simulation exercises clearly demonstrate that such reforms may help in financing the future fiscal burden of an ageing population.

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  • Kilponen, Juha & Ripatti, Antti, 2006. "Labour and product market competition in a small open economy – Simulation results using a DGE model of the Finnish economy," Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers 5/2006, Bank of Finland.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:bofrdp:rdp2006_005
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    1. Gulan, Adam, 2018. "Paradise lost? A brief history of DSGE macroeconomics," Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers 22/2018, Bank of Finland.
    2. Obstbaum, Meri & Oinonen, Sami & Pönkä, Harri & Vanhala, Juuso & Vilmi, Lauri, 2023. "Transmission of recent shocks in a labour-DSGE model with wage rigidity," BoF Economics Review 1/2023, Bank of Finland.

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    Keywords

    competition; dynamic general equilibrium; public finance;
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    JEL classification:

    • E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General
    • C68 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computable General Equilibrium Models

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