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Conditions for a Persistent Wage-Price Spiral
A wage-price spiral is sustained under specific economic conditions. It requires unemployment to remain below the supply-side equilibrium, coupled with stable aggregate demand. This environment ensures that workers continuously have the bargaining power to demand higher nominal wages to compensate for their stagnant real wages, perpetuating the cycle of wage and price increases.
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