Code for "Do bonuses offset the allocative effects of downward rigid base wages?"

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Daniel Kaufmann, University of Neuchâtel; Anne Kathrin Funk, Swiss National Bank

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Project Citation:

Kaufmann, Daniel, and Funk, Anne Kathrin. Code for “Do bonuses offset the allocative effects of downward rigid base wages?” . Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-05-03. https://doi.org/10.3886/E167521V1

Project Description

Summary: We measure whether downward flexible compensation schemes, such as bonuses, alleviate the labor market effects of downward rigid base wages. The study exploits a sharp unexpected appreciation of the Swiss franc, as well as detailed data on wages, income, and the labor market history of the Swiss working age population.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      E30 Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes Measurement and Data)
      E40 Money and Interest Rates: General
      E50 Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General

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