Ryan Nunn, policy director of the Hamilton project, explains that despite a lack of growth in real wages, household income is rising. He also discusses how these numbers are calculated and what they signify about the health of the US economy.
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Author
Ryan Nunn
Assistant Vice President for Applied Research in Community Development
- Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
@ryandnunn
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