Wage Indexation, Inflation Inertia, and the Cost of Disinflation

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
198
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Clasificación JEL: 
E1, E17, E52, E27, J30
Palabras clave: 
Wage Indexation, Inflation Inertia, Cost of Disinflation

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