Dual Inflation Under the Currency Board: The Challenges of Bulgarian EU Accession



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Table 2. Rigidity of real wages in Bulgaria by sectors.

Sectors with flexible wages

Sectors with rigid wages

Trade

Heavy industry

Hotels and Restaurants

Gas and Petrol industry

Construction

Health services

Paper and Printing industry

Education

Food industry

R&D

Real estate activities

Financial intermediation

Chemical industry

Agriculture (relatively flexible)

Public administration

Sources: For Bulgaria (Nenovsky and Koleva, 2001), for the others countries Vinals and Jimeno, 1998, p.

23).

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