tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713178645208582139.post2438966243480767883..comments2024-03-22T02:37:15.030-05:00Comments on Macro Musings Blog: Real Wages Have Kept Up with Productivity?David Beckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577612979801459194noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713178645208582139.post-51599095904664548542008-04-22T07:29:00.000-05:002008-04-22T07:29:00.000-05:00Sure. Anyone and everyone can come up with the sa...Sure. Anyone and everyone can come up with the same findings. The data sets are public information that are easily found on the St.Louis Federal Reserve FRED 2 website. It has been a while since I checked but the following should work:<BR/><BR/>For Productivity and Costs try these data sets: For productivity use -> Non-Farm Business Sector: Output Per Hour of All Persons; for compensation use Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713178645208582139.post-3801908288840519682008-04-21T20:56:00.000-05:002008-04-21T20:56:00.000-05:00Anonymous:Interesting points. Do you know anyone ...Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>Interesting points. Do you know anyone else who has looked at this issue and had similar findings?David Beckworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577612979801459194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713178645208582139.post-35056867081620944332008-04-21T13:45:00.000-05:002008-04-21T13:45:00.000-05:00Total compensation has kept up with productivity. ...Total compensation has kept up with productivity. Workers are compensated with wages and benefits; and with the rising cost of health care, more and more of one's compensation is in the form of benefits. <BR/><BR/>Journalists, who generally have no economic training, usually get this story wrong. They write, "See, real wage haven't kept up with productivity". Then they continue on about how Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com