Home Economics

Home Economics

Share this post

Home Economics
Home Economics
Are higher wages driving inflation, or only reacting to it?
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Are higher wages driving inflation, or only reacting to it?

Aziz Sunderji's avatar
Aziz Sunderji
Mar 08, 2023
∙ Paid
1

Share this post

Home Economics
Home Economics
Are higher wages driving inflation, or only reacting to it?
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

Workers’ wages are rising. Home Depot, Delta Airlines, and Walmart are some of the latest companies to announce substantial pay hikes. Yet, most economists have reservations about these gains. Their fear is that rising wages will fuel already-high inflation on two fronts: first by providing consumers with income for spending that the economy can’t handl…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Home Economics to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Aziz Sunderji
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More