Many policymakers seem to be under the impression that surging profits are a purely cyclical phenomenon, as economies continue to grow out from the depths of the 2001 recession. Wait a bit, they predict, and wages will fully catch up later in the cycle.
许多政策制定者们似乎有这样一种印象，即由于各大经济体继续摆脱2001年的衰退，利润的暴涨纯粹是一种周期性的现象。还有，他们预测说工资会在本周期的后面一段完全追上这种涨势。