Catch-up wage growth is a pipe dream

The idea that Australian employees could enjoy a period of “catch-up” wage growth is a pipe dream. It doesn’t stack up in theory and it doesn’t stack up in practice. It’s far more likely that cyclical and structural forces will keep wage growth close to record lows for a few more years yet.

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