Why Wages Don't Fall During a Recession: ,

by Truman F. Bewley

Book Overview

A deep question in economics is why wages and salaries don't fall during recessions. this is not true of other prices, which adjust relatively quickly to reflect changes in demand and supply. Although economists have posited many theories to account for wage rigidity, none is satisfactory. eschewing top-down theorizing, the author explored the puzzle by interviewing - during the recession of the early 1990s - over 300 business executives and labour...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674952413
• ISBN13: 9780674952416
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 527 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.8" x 9.7"