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Answer for the clue "A system of economic regulation wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation ", 10 letters:
indexation

Word definitions for indexation in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1960, noun of action from index (v.).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
indexation \indexation\ n. a system of economic regulation in which wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to compenaste for the effects of inflation.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the adjustment of an economic variable (such as a salary) according to an index (such as that of inflation)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Indexation is a technique to adjust income payments by means of a price index , in order to maintain the purchasing power of the public after inflation , while Deindexation refers to the unwinding of indexation . From a macroeconomics standpoint there are ...