• Media type: Report; E-Book
  • Title: Labor market institutions and macroeconomic volatility in a panel of OECD countries
  • Contributor: Rumler, Fabio [Author]; Scharler, Johann [Author]
  • Published: Frankfurt a. M.: European Central Bank (ECB), 2009
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: Arbeitsbeziehungen ; business cycles ; OECD-Staaten ; labor market institutions ; Volatilität ; E32 ; Arbeitsmarktpolitik ; inflation ; E31 ; Konjunktur
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  • Description: In this paper we analyze empirically how labor market institutions influence business cycle volatility in a sample of 20 OECD countries. Our results suggest that countries characterized by high union density tend to experience more volatile movements in output, whereas the degree of coordination of the wage bargaining system and strictness of employment protection legislation appear to play a limited role for output volatility. We also find some evidence suggesting that highly coordinated wage bargaining systems have a dampening impact on inflation volatility.
  • Access State: Open Access