Sự cứng nhắc trong tiền lương danh nghĩa trước khi có trọng tài bắt buộc: Bằng chứng từ Đường sắt Victoria, 1902–1921

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Andrew Seltzer1, André Sammartino2
1Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK
2University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

Tóm tắt

Các nghiên cứu trên nhiều quốc gia đã chỉ ra rằng một số lượng tương đối ít công nhân đã bị giảm lương từng năm kể từ sau Thế chiến thứ Hai. Tuy nhiên, có rất ít bằng chứng ở mức vi mô từ những năm trước đó, khi tỷ lệ lạm phát thấp hơn và thị trường lao động ít được quản lý hơn có thể đã dẫn đến áp lực giảm lương mạnh mẽ hơn. Bài báo này xem xét sự điều chỉnh lương tại Đường sắt Victoria, Australia, trong giai đoạn từ năm 1902 đến năm 1921. Kết quả cho thấy, mặc dù có áp lực mạnh mẽ xuống lương, mức lương danh nghĩa có xu hướng cứng nhắc không giảm, và một tỷ lệ cao trong số các thay đổi lương ba năm là hoàn toàn bằng không. Ngay cả đối với những công nhân có thời gian làm việc rất dài và trong những năm mà mức giá quốc gia suy giảm, việc giảm lương là rất hiếm. Chúng tôi cũng cho thấy rằng các đặc điểm của những công nhân có mức lương không đổi rất giống với những người bị giảm lương. Cuối cùng, chúng tôi chỉ ra rằng không giống như mức lương của nhân viên hiện tại, lương khởi điểm cho các nhân viên mới thường giảm theo từng năm.

Từ khóa

#tiền lương danh nghĩa #sự cứng nhắc trong tiền lương #đường sắt Victoria #thị trường lao động #giảm lương

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