Labour v capital in the post-lockdown economy | The Economist - 0 views
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Dissatisfaction rages in the post-lockdown economy. Households say that price-gouging companies are jacking up prices, contributing to an inflation rate across the rich world of 6.6% year on year.
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Companies bat such accusations aside, believing that they are the truly wronged party. They complain that staff have become workshy ingrates who demand ever-higher wages
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A “battle of the markups”, between higher wages and higher shop prices, is under way.
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