When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
A brief, clear comparison from Simon Johnson on the Baseline Scenario blog:
Go to the original blog for links, including the slides he mentions.
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