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Notational Convention for Nominal and Real Wages
In macroeconomic analysis, a specific notational convention is used to differentiate between nominal and real wages. The nominal wage, which is the monetary value, is represented by an uppercase 'W', while the real wage, which reflects purchasing power, is denoted by a lowercase 'w'.
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