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Incorporating Expected Inflation into Nominal Wage Demands
During wage negotiations, nominal wage demands are adjusted to account for expected inflation. To secure a desired real wage increase, the nominal wage increase must be set equal to the sum of the expected inflation rate and the targeted real wage gain. For example, to achieve a 2% real wage increase when inflation is expected to be 5%, a 7% nominal wage increase is required.
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