A shock that lowers profits depresses employment less when wages are flexible in terms of the value-added output price. This kind of flexibility allows a country to remain competitive in world markets when a shock to profits lowers its value-added output price. In many countries, wages are indexed to consumer prices, thus protecting the real income of workers in the short run. Some industrial countries link wages more closely to the value-added output...
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