Cherry-Picker's Delight: A Primer on Real Wages
More problems with "Real Wages"
Inflation
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Feb CPI Preview - A Regime Shift For Headline And Core Inflation
Journalists can pretty much pre-write their headlines given the spike in oil prices. Year-over-year headline inflation readings are set to make new highs, potentially breaching 8% based on...
The Biden Administration Has The Power: Administrative Authority To Address The Crisis in Oil Supply Right Now
Energy security has taken on new importance in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We can use existing tools to confront these challenges without sacrificing our climate goals.
The Proposed 8% Medicare Advantage Bump Will Add To Inflation in 2023
Now is the time for the Biden administration to think hard about how to encourage greater efficiency for the already elevated set of healthcare costs that the government and the private sector finance in this country.
Energy, Food, Rent: How will rate hikes help the poor face their rising costs?
Commentators across the ideological spectrum have argued that inequality justifies a more hawkish path for monetary policy. These arguments miss the fact that interest rate policy primarily slows consumer spending and consumer price inflation by slowing down the labor market first.
