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    • Are Real Wages Rigid Downwards? 

      Holden, Steinar; Wulfsberg, Fredrik (Working Papers;1/2007, Working paper, 2007)
      This paper explores the existence of downward real wage rigidity (DRWR) in 19 OECD countries, over the period 1973–1999, using data for hourly nominal earnings at industry level. Based on a nonparametric statistical method, ...

    • Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity in the OECD 

      Holden, Steinar; Wulfsberg, Fredrik (Working Papers;5/2004, Working paper, 2004)
      This paper explores the existence of downward nominal wage rigidity (DNWR) in 19 OECD countries, over the period 1973–1999, using data for hourly nominal wages at industry level. Based on a novel nonparametric statistical ...

    • Forecasting Macroeconomic Variables Using Disaggregate Survey Data 

      Martinsen, Kjetil; Ravazzolo, Francesco; Wulfsberg, Fredrik (Working Papers;4/2011, Working paper, 2011)
      We assess the forecast ability of Norges Bank’s regional survey for inflation, GDP growth and the unemployment rate in Norway. We propose several factor models based on regional and sectoral information given by the survey. ...

    • Price Adjustments and Inflation - Evidence from Norwegian Consumer Price Data 1975-2004 

      Wulfsberg, Fredrik (Working Papers;11/2009, Working paper, 2009)
      I document price adjustments in both high and low inflation years from 14 milllion monthly price observations of 1,133 goods and services. The variation in the frequency of price changes explains all the variation in the ...

    • Unemployment. Labour Market Programmes and Wages in Norway 

      Wulfsberg, Fredrik; Raaum, Oddbjørn (Working Papers;11/1997, Working paper, 1997)
      The Norwegian authorities pursue active labour market policies to fight unemployment by qualifying the unemployed in a wide range of programmes. We discuss theoretically and investigate empirically the effects such policies ...

    • Wage Rigidity, Institutions, and Inflation 

      Holden, Steinar; Wulfsberg, Fredrik (Working Papers;2/2009, Working paper, 2009)
      A number of recent studies have documented extensive downward nominal wage rigidity (DNWR) for job stayers in many OECD countries. However, DNWR for individual workers may induce downward rigidity or “a floor” for the ...