Real Wage Erosion from Unanticipated Profit-Push Inflation
When firms increase their prices to expand profit margins, the resulting inflation may exceed the rate workers had anticipated during wage negotiations. This discrepancy causes an unintended decline in the real wage, leading to worker dissatisfaction and creating pressure for higher wage demands in the future.
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