Discussion Paper

A New Indicator of Common Wage Inflation


Abstract: The cyclical state of the economy and the natural rate of unemployment are key unobserved variables in policymakers' analysis of economic developments. The price Phillips curve relates the measures of resource utilization—often through deviations of the unemployment rate from the natural rate of unemployment—to consumer price inflation.

https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2550

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Provider: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Part of Series: FEDS Notes

Publication Date: 2020-07-08

Number: 2020-07-08