Economics

Will Increasing Minimum Wage Cause Inflation?

As inflation reaches historic highs, lawmakers and analysts are debating the causes, which include pandemic-related shocks as well as government-imposed limitations and swings in consumer demand. One New York Times writer remarked this week on Twitter that recent media headlines about inflation are “all hype.” “Policies like the $15 minimum wage” are blamed by “wealthy

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Will Infrastructure Bill Increase Inflation?

“A well-structured infrastructure measure would increase the economy’s supply side, lowering inflationary pressures.” Improving roads, bridges, and ports would reduce the cost of doing business, allowing enterprises to improve their output per hour while also lowering consumer costs. Is spending on infrastructure inflationary? The infrastructure measure should have a counter-inflationary effect over time. Again, the

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