Flexibility is out: now we see rigidity's virtues

Date of publication: 
23 February 2009
Pages: 
2
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In this thought-provoking commentary, CEPS Associate Fellow Paul De Grauwe explains why, contrary to conventional wisdom, rigidities in wages, employment and social security may enable countries to better deal with the debt deflation dynamics brough about by the crisis.