Saturday, October 24, 2009
Unit Labor Costs and Inflation
For those worried about hyperinflation, it's good to keep in mind that inflation is not caused by "printing money" in and of itself, or by an increase in wages. You need high wages per output, or high unit labor costs (ULC):
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