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Heterogeneity and the public sector wage policy

"A model with search and matching frictions and heterogeneous workers was established to evaluate a reform of the public sector wage policy in steady-state. The model was calibrated to the UK economy based on Labour Force Survey data. A review of the pay received by all public sector workers to...

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Main Author: Gomes, Pedro Maia
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Bonn 2017
IZA
Subjects:
wage policy
public sector
unemployment
wage rate
United Kingdom
Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19395576124911137589-Heterogeneity-and-the-public-s.htm
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description "A model with search and matching frictions and heterogeneous workers was established to evaluate a reform of the public sector wage policy in steady-state. The model was calibrated to the UK economy based on Labour Force Survey data. A review of the pay received by all public sector workers to align the distribution of wages with the private sector reduces steady-state unemployment by 1.4 percentage points."
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physical 30 p.
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publishDate 2017
publisher Bonn
IZA
spellingShingle Gomes, Pedro Maia
wage policy
public sector
unemployment
wage rate
Heterogeneity and the public sector wage policy
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title Heterogeneity and the public sector wage policy
topic wage policy
public sector
unemployment
wage rate
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19395576124911137589-Heterogeneity-and-the-public-s.htm

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