title: Real wage rigidity in regional labor markets in the U.K., the U.S., and West Germany.
abstract: "This paper examines the extent to which regional differences in wage rigidity exist and can help explain interregional differences in unemployment trends.  Phillips-curve models of manufacturing wage inflation are estimated for the 10 largest states in the U.S., the 10 economic regions in the United Kingdom, and the 11 Lande in the Federal Republic of Germany over the 1971 to 1985 period.  There is evidence of significant differences in the responsiveness of wage inflation to unemployment and the rate of change in consumer prices across the regions within each country and across the three nations."
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hyclak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Johnes
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D005843:Geography; D005860:Germany, West; D007250:Inflation, Economic; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D012106:Research; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014478:Unemployment; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Comparative Studies; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment; Employment Status; Europe; Geographic Factors; Germany, Federal Republic Of; Inflation; Macroeconomic Factors; Marketing; North America; Northern America; Northern Europe; Population; Pricing; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; Unemployment; United Kingdom; United States; Wages; Western Europe