Abstract Singapore’s unique experience in macroeconomic management involves the government’s engagement in a tripartite collective bargaining and its influence on the macroeconomic policy game in wages and exchange rates in response to inflation and output volatility. The period from the mid-1980s to ...
The country's mean Kaitz index 33The Kaitz index implicitly states the MW in real terms, as it is not susceptible to inflation (provided that the local overall wage level adjusts for inflation). 34The lowest Kaitz index value is reported for region UKI3, i.e. inner London area, in ...
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