
Macroeconomics 11th Edition by Michael Parkin
Edition 11ISBN: 9780133423884
Macroeconomics 11th Edition by Michael Parkin
Edition 11ISBN: 9780133423884 Exercise 20
The Price Level, Inflation, and Deflation
Amazon.com agreed to pay its workers $20 an hour in 1999 and $22 an hour in 2001. The price level for these years was 166 in 1999 and 180 in 2001. Calculate the real wage rate in each year. Did these workers really get a pay raise between 1999 and 2001?
Amazon.com agreed to pay its workers $20 an hour in 1999 and $22 an hour in 2001. The price level for these years was 166 in 1999 and 180 in 2001. Calculate the real wage rate in each year. Did these workers really get a pay raise between 1999 and 2001?
Explanation
Real wages are nominal wage minus the in...
Macroeconomics 11th Edition by Michael Parkin
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