Efficiency wages,wage comparison,and public sector budgeting |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">K?re?JohansenEmail author Bjarne?Str?m |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Economics, Dragvoll, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway |
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Abstract: | We develop a government decision model where efficiency wage mechanisms affect the allocation of resources between different public services. We show how the introduction of interdepartment wage relativities modifies the standard Solow wage setting conditions. We compare the outcome under centralised and decentralised wage setting, and show that a decentralised wage setting system creates a distortion. Finally, we discuss the possibility of elimination this distortion using alternative financing systems.Final version: 08 April 2003JEL Classification:
H23, J45We are grateful to Jan E. Askildsen, Daniel L. Rubinfeld, Agnar Sandmo, participants at conferences and seminars in Trondheim, Uppsala and Åsgårdstrand, and several anonymous referees for helpful comments. The second author is grateful to The Norwegian Research Council for financial support. The usual disclaimer applies. |
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Keywords: | Efficiency wages wage comparison public sector budgeting grants |
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