Tag: wageprice
Economists on collective agreement – “Increases the risk of a wage-price spiral”
Marcel Fratzscher Fratzscher fears that the estimated additional costs of 17 billion euros as a result of the deal will be “a massive financial burden that will lead to further…
Why there will be no wage-price spiral
There can be no optimal results from wage negotiations. The introductory economics textbook already knows that. Employee wages are always a profit-reducing cost for employers. In and of itself, each…
The golden bridge of politics prevents wage-price spiral – for now
Striking tariff demand IG Metall was not able to push through its demand for eight percent more money for twelve months, and yet there is a strong increase in wages.…
Are far away from the wage-price spiral
Berlin According to economists, the social partners have shown a sense of proportion with the wage agreements in the metal and chemical industries. At the moment there is no risk…
New figures on salary increases: no wage-price spiral in sight
Good morning dear readers, Economics and popular sentiment are nowhere near as far apart as when it comes to rising salaries. The employee thinks: “Finally more money”. The national economist…
Partly double-digit collective bargaining demands – is there a threat of a wage-price spiral?
Berlin IG Metall is demanding eight percent more money in the metal and electrical industry, 10.5 percent are demanded by Verdi and the civil service association for the public sector.…
Is a wage-price spiral imminent? There are warning signs
Dusseldorf With the record inflation, the fear of a so-called wage-price spiral has returned. The term describes a mutual build-up of wage increases and price increases. The term is controversial…
No signs of a wage-price spiral
gas prices In the course of the Ukraine war, prices rose significantly. (Photo: dpa) The German Finance Minister recently warned of a wage-price spiral that could lead to permanent inflation.…
Inflation: Economists want to prevent the wage-price spiral
Frankfurt Central bankers are currently primarily concerned with one thing: the risk of a wage-price spiral. What is meant is a cycle in which prices and wages drive each other…
89 percent of companies fear a wage-price spiral
steel production After a small setback at the turn of the year, prices climbed to a new record high. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Problems in the supply chains and increased demand…
Japan’s government wants to start the wage-price spiral
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida His country has been suffering from deflation for decades – but the companies are making profits every year. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) In his New…
IW study sees the risk of a wage-price spiral
Berlin The current high inflation rates not only annoy customers in the supermarket and petrol stations, but also worry the unions. If prices continue to rise, there must be “a…