Inflation
266 postsUnit Labor Costs are Literally Constructed Using Prices
One argument that the labor market is to blame for high inflation has been the significant rise in unit labor costs during the post-pandemic recovery. The most recent example comes from the ECB:
State Space - How Core PCE Outcomes Are Likely To Map To The Fed's Interest Rate Decisions Through 2023
Welcome to our State Space series. Here you will find how we’re thinking about the pathways and scenarios that could take us to critical economic states. We...
Wage Passthrough to Prices is Minimal and Abating
Throughout the pandemic recovery, high inflation has been attributed to tight labor markets and high wage growth. Fed officials have, for months, maintained that the labor market needs...