Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Papers,
Lund University, Department of Economics
No 1998:3: MONETARY REGIMES AND ENDOGENOUS WAGE CONTRACTS: SWEDEN 1908-1995
Klas Fregert () and Lars Jonung ()
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Klas Fregert: Department of Economics, Lund University, Postal: Department of Economics, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Box 7082, S-220 07 Lund, Sweden
Lars Jonung: Department of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Postal: Department of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Box 6501, S-113 83 Lund, Sweden
Abstract: We examine Gray´s theory of endogenous length of wage contracts and inflation indexation, using a uniquely long data set of blue-collar worker collective agreements in Sweden 1908-1995. Volatile monetary regimes, i. e. regimes with large macroeconomic uncertainty, are associated with short length and inflation indexed contracts. We also find inertia in changes in contract characteristics to changes in the regime. The findings support the Lucas critique, but cautions against simple divisions of time series in different regimes wherein agents' decision rules are assumed constant.
Keywords: Monetary regime; contract length; wage indexation; Lucas critique
30 pages, First version: June 1, 1998. Revised: April 21, 1999.
- Published as
- Klas Fregert and Lars Jonung, (2008), 'Inflation Targeting Is a Success, So Far: 100 Years of Evidence from Swedish Wage Contracts', Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, vol 2, no 2008-31, pages 1-25
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