Until now, the US economy recovered fairly briskly from the financial crisis, with solid private sector growth. The US recovery is much better than in most other areas of the world economy. But there is one area where the US lags, and that is wages. But US wages have been stagnant for decades, and this […]
A Uniquely American Problem | Seeking Alpha
January 25th, 2016 · Comments Off on A Uniquely American Problem | Seeking Alpha
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The Great Wage Moderation, A Primer | Seeking Alpha
May 24th, 2015 · Comments Off on The Great Wage Moderation, A Primer | Seeking Alpha
While employment creation is back to normal and unemployment has fallen to levels at which wage inflation tends to pick up, there is no sign of the latter happening. This great wage moderation, while actually not a new phenomenon, is still confounding macro-economists as well as the Fed’s monetary policy making. We’ll look at some […]
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