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Janet Yellen: “Certainly, faster growth in wages would be merited just on the basis of productivity growth...”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
Certainly, faster growth in wages would be merited just on the basis of productivity growth...
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen discusses the relationship between wage growth and a healthy job market.

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