Downward Wage Rigidities and Other Firms? Responses to an Economic Slowdown: Evidence from a Survey of Colombian Firms

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
612
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
C25, J30, J50
Palabras clave: 
wage rigidities, survey evidence, efficiency wages, Colombia

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