Category Archives: Wages

America’s Bubble Dependent Economy

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

Interesting chart (which we marked up) from the JEC of the U.S. Congress illustrating household net worth as a percent personal income.   If that doesn’t look like a head and shoulders formation in the making, nothing does! The second chart … Continue reading →

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Global Wage Growth

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

Interesting data from the latest Global Wage Report from the International Labor Organization. The following table illustrates the cumulative increase in real wages since 2000.  Note the marked differences across regions.  In Asia,  real wages have nearly doubled while only … Continue reading →

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