Wage Indexation, Inflation Inertia, and the Cost of Disinflation

Number: 
198
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
E1, E17, E52, E27, J30
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

Wage increases based on past inflation increase inflation inertia and hence increase the cost of disinflation. Higher central bank credibility and a higher frequency of wage negotiations correspond to lower inflation inertia and a lower cost of disinflati