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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

verteilungsneutraler Spielraum

English translation:

distribution-neutral scope

Added to glossary by Marc Rothman
Dec 17, 2014 16:03
9 yrs ago
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German term

verteilungsneutraler Spielraum

German to English Bus/Financial Economics Pay bargaining/union negotiations
Der verteilungsneutrale Spielraum, der sich aus gesamt-wirtschaftlicher Produktivität plus Inflation ergibt, beträgt im kommenden Jahr nach Prognosen einschlägiger Wirtschafts-institute 3 bis 3,5 %.

I've found a few instances of this phrase online, and they all repeat the definition above: gesamt-wirtschaftlicher Produktivität plus Inflation. So I understand what this is. But what do we call it in EN please? I've asked an experienced financial translator (DE-EN) and he didn't know!

This is from a trades union informing its members how it is negotiating pay rises for the coming year.

Thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
3 distribution-neutral scope
3 latitude in distribution-neutral wage increases

Discussion

Edgar Bettridge Dec 18, 2014:
Hi George Search me, guv. In any event your question proved to be a great opportunity for a refresher course in Marx!
Marc Rothman Dec 18, 2014:
Hi Edgar - thanks for your response. I think you are right. I am trying to select your answer as the most helpful, but I can't see any mechanism on the Kudoz page for doing this.

Proposed translations

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distribution-neutral scope

Making sure that the labour and capital shares of the growing pie are kept constant.
Example sentence:

They are oriented towards the principle of making full use of the distribution-neutral scope for wage increases and form the guideline for collective bargaining policy for all EMF member organisations: the so-called »wage coordination rule«.

Reference:

http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/id/ipa/08072.pdf

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Edgar."
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latitude in distribution-neutral wage increases

I would rephrase the sentence:

"According to the prognoses of renowned economic forecasters, overall economic productivity plus information provides us with a 3-3.5-percent latitude in distribution-neutral wage increases."

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-12-17 17:44:51 GMT)
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Was bitteschön ist ein „verteilungsneutraler Spielraum“?
http://www.jugend-macht-tarif.info/blog/weg-zur-entgeltforde...
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