A wage-price spiral happens when workers demand higher wages to keep up with rising prices. If employers meet those demands, they often raise prices to cover the higher labor costs—fueling even more inflation. This cycle of rising wages and prices can be difficult to break and is considered a driver of cost-push inflation.
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