Credit shocks and the European labour market

"More than five years after the start of the Sovereign debt crisis in Europe, its impact on labour market outcomes is not clear. This paper aims to fill this gap. We use qualitative firm-level data for 24 European countries, collected within the Wage Dynamics Network (WDN) of the ESCB. We first...

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Main Authors: Bodnar, Katalin, Fadejeva, Ludmila, Hoeberichts, Marco, Peinado, Mario Izquierdo, Jadeau, Christophe, Viviano, Eliana
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Frankfurt am Main 2018
ECB
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19396464124911146469-Credit-shocks-and-the-european.htm
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author Bodnar, Katalin
Fadejeva, Ludmila
Hoeberichts, Marco
Peinado, Mario Izquierdo
Jadeau, Christophe
Viviano, Eliana
author_facet Bodnar, Katalin
Fadejeva, Ludmila
Hoeberichts, Marco
Peinado, Mario Izquierdo
Jadeau, Christophe
Viviano, Eliana
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description "More than five years after the start of the Sovereign debt crisis in Europe, its impact on labour market outcomes is not clear. This paper aims to fill this gap. We use qualitative firm-level data for 24 European countries, collected within the Wage Dynamics Network (WDN) of the ESCB. We first derive a set of indices measuring difficulties in accessing the credit market for the period 2010-13. Second, we provide a description of the relationship between credit difficulties and changes in labour input both along the extensive and the intensive margins as well as on wages. We find strong and significant correlation between credit difficulties and adjustments along both the extensive and the intensive margin. In the presence of credit market difficulties, firms cut wages by reducing the variable part of wages. This evidence suggests that credit shocks can affect not only the real economy, but also nominal variables."
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spellingShingle Bodnar, Katalin
Fadejeva, Ludmila
Hoeberichts, Marco
Peinado, Mario Izquierdo
Jadeau, Christophe
Viviano, Eliana
economic recession
labour market
wages
Credit shocks and the European labour market
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title Credit shocks and the European labour market
topic economic recession
labour market
wages
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19396464124911146469-Credit-shocks-and-the-european.htm