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New paper shows that 37% of workers in US saw real wages decline from 2021-2024 [pdf]

Hacker News Wednesday 19 August 2026, 00:53 UTC By jplusequalt 1 min read
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Article URL: https://bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BFI_WP_2026-108-1.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49355142 Points: 6 # Comments: 4

Article URL: https://bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BFI_WP_2026-108-1.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49355142

Points: 6

# Comments: 4

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