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The labour market, productivity and inflation - speech by Martin Weale

In a speech to be delivered on Wednesday 21 November, at the Manchester Economic Seminar, Martin Weale – External Member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) – reviews the characteristics of the labour market since the financial crisis in 2008.

Published on 20 November 2012

He examines whether, and how far, labour market developments help explain what has happened to productivity in the recent past. Finally he examines the role of unemployment on wage and price inflation.

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