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An Introduction to the Wage Curve

Blanchflower, David G, Oswald, Andrew J·1995·Journal of Economic Perspectives
DOI 10.1257/jep.9.3.153
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This paper documents a statistical regulatity or law. It shows that there exists a downward-sloping curve linking the level of a worker's pay to the unemployment rate in the worker's region. The same curve can be found in microeconomic data sets from sixteen countries. The existence of this curve raises doubts about conventional wisdom in labor economics, regional economics, and macroeconomics.

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Authors
Blanchflower, D. G., & Oswald, A. J.
Venue
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
1995-08-01
Volume
9
Issue
3
Pages
153-167
ISSN
0895-3309 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/jep.9.3.153
OpenAlex
W2103432542
Cited by
422
References
23
FWCI
21.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
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