{"id":12370,"date":"2023-09-18T18:07:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T21:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fund.ar\/publicacion\/popular-income-in-a-high-inflation-regime\/"},"modified":"2023-12-19T12:59:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T15:59:59","slug":"popular-income-in-a-high-inflation-context","status":"publish","type":"publicacion","link":"https:\/\/fund.ar\/en\/publicacion\/popular-income-in-a-high-inflation-context\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular income in a high-inflation context"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12370\" class=\"elementor elementor-12370 elementor-9655\" data-elementor-post-type=\"publicacion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-865c396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"865c396\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb49e27\" data-id=\"cb49e27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2458708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2458708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Inflation rises without stopping while salaries lag behind, trying to catch up. And the state? When it enters the equation, salary negotiation returns. When not, we lose. What happens to salaries when inflation increases without stopping? A document on the evolution of income.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9cee14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9cee14\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c8371c\" data-id=\"5c8371c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea78c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea78c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Illustration: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/julialvarezilus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juli \u00c1lvarez<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8792637 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8792637\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27762d7\" data-id=\"27762d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e8f5b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a2e8f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8adcf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8adcf5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac61e76\" data-id=\"ac61e76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aab9e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aab9e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Inflationary acceleration stands as one of the most notable features of Argentina\u2019s macroeconomic crisis, with an ever-increasing impact on the population&#8217;s income. Evidence suggests that in contexts of high inflation, registered workers\u2019 wages tend to decrease in real terms. However, in the post-pandemic period, real wages stagnated, while the incomes of the most vulnerable sectors deteriorated. The Argentine labor market exhibited diverse dynamics in response to this new inflationary environment and the policies implemented. How can the stagnation of real wages be explained and how does it manifest itself when analyzing different occupational segments in detail?<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4a4d1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4a4d1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-050f19f\" data-id=\"050f19f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62bdb5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62bdb5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wage trends in the post-pandemic period (2021-2022)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cca390 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cca390\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b243bc1\" data-id=\"b243bc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b7d1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8b7d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The graph depicts the relationship between inflation and real wages. Typically, there is an inverse correlation between real wages and inflation, as an increase in prices leads to a decrease in purchasing power, in turn, real wages only manage to grow if inflation falls.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, during the pandemic, this relationship seems to have broken down, as none of the three years fall into the traditional quadrants. In 2020, inflation slowed down significantly, but real wages fell. In contrast, purchasing power remained stable in 2021 and 2022, despite a clear acceleration in inflation. Contrary to widespread perception, real wages did not fall in the last two years, but rather remained stagnant. Additionally, a historical comparison shows that real income has reached its lowest point in the past 12 years.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45b7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d45b7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1095\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IngresosPopulares-grafico4-Web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9700\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IngresosPopulares-grafico4-Web.jpg 1095w, https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IngresosPopulares-grafico4-Web-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IngresosPopulares-grafico4-Web-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IngresosPopulares-grafico4-Web-768x555.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-323faad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"323faad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9796281\" data-id=\"9796281\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b189b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65b189b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collective income determinations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30010b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30010b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-690e619\" data-id=\"690e619\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae5505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ae5505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post-pandemic period reveals an exception in the relationship between inflation acceleration and wage purchasing power, in which a group of workers was able to defend themselves with a certain degree of efficiency against inflationary acceleration. This anomaly is the result of a combination of factors, including:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a lenient government wage policy that responded positively to wage demands, and did not attempt to lead them;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the promotion of compensatory bonuses; and\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a shift in the wage bargaining process behavior in response to inflation,\u00a0 reflected in growing indexation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This phenomenon highlights the importance of institutional factors in income determination. In previous inflationary ramp-ups (especially in 2018-2019 under Macri\u2019s administration), salaries lagged significantly behind price increases. In contrast, the last two years have seen a process of increasing indexation, with wages defensively adjusting rapidly with past inflation, explaining the convergence of the two curves.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e747a7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e747a7b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e76f57\" data-id=\"2e76f57\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-999bbf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"999bbf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1095\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IngresosPopulares-grafico6-Web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9702\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IngresosPopulares-grafico6-Web.jpg 1095w, https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IngresosPopulares-grafico6-Web-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IngresosPopulares-grafico6-Web-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IngresosPopulares-grafico6-Web-768x555.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d454151 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d454151\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2942a8a\" data-id=\"2942a8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe3a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffe3a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sectors in a stronger position to withstand Inflation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8b9b6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8b9b6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0dd8a3\" data-id=\"a0dd8a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67586be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67586be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The impact of accelerating inflation on wages has not been uniform across all workers. The ability of different sectors to cope with price dynamics is largely determined by three factors: the level of formality, government intervention, and wage bargaining performance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e258d0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e258d0f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c13669\" data-id=\"5c13669\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2423d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f2423d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Formal and informal workers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3518bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3518bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-125ca0a\" data-id=\"125ca0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-998f733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"998f733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, the incomes of salaried employees, both registered and unregistered, remained stagnant compared to the 2021 averages. This consolidated the drop in income recorded during the 2020 pandemic. The differences are particularly noticeable between salaried and non-salaried workers. The latter group was the most affected, especially in 2022, as they were ill-equipped to protect themselves against the acceleration of inflation and were also hit by the fall in activity levels. A possible explanation is that collective wage determinations, such as bargaining agreements and the minimum wage, especially in establishments where formal and informal workers coexist, may have provided greater protection for registered workers than for non-salaried workers, such as informal self-employed workers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dd4b15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dd4b15\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd5edbd\" data-id=\"fd5edbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f5aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15f5aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Public and private sector employees<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23ec170 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23ec170\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25542e1\" data-id=\"25542e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636584c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"636584c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While public sector workers historically experienced greater purchasing power loss than their private sector counterparts, this trend partially reversed in the last two years. Unions negotiating with the State (state employees and teachers) have even achieved improvements in real terms in the post-pandemic period, reflecting the government&#8217;s supportive stance towards public sector wages.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In comparison, private sector workers showed a tendency to stagnation or real decline.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80ddb68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80ddb68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4dfa84\" data-id=\"c4dfa84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102620c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"102620c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Private sector employees<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bc5856 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bc5856\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7912cc\" data-id=\"d7912cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf1919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baf1919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An analysis of major private sector bargaining agreements reveals that real increases are unrelated to previous wage levels or the union&#8217;s historical bargaining capacity. The evolution in purchasing power is not explained by historical increases obtained by unions. Strategies such as indexation, trigger clauses, fixed sums, and the frequency of increases and renegotiations explain the evolution of purchasing power. In this volatile scenario, differences in the performance of various unions in bargaining processes is not at all stable. In this rapidly changing environment, the winners of today may be the losers of tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c61807 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c61807\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-050fa9e\" data-id=\"050fa9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-988e545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"988e545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most vulnerable sectors in the distributive struggle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d481ec4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d481ec4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e8f3fc\" data-id=\"8e8f3fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81792df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81792df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The impact of accelerating inflation on different groups varies greatly in terms of their ability to defend their purchasing power. Non-salaried workers were the most impacted by the jumps in inflation, but they were not the only ones. In 2022, the purchasing power of the most vulnerable population decreased significantly in real terms. Among the four categories analyzed, only domestic workers experienced an increase in their income in real terms. Despite government efforts to preserve the incomes of these sectors, in a regime of sustained high inflation, these segments are the most affected. The decrease in purchasing power among lower-income segments could explain the hike in poverty rate in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08192e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08192e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d98946a\" data-id=\"d98946a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0deda20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0deda20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lower-income workers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-603816f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"603816f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-971788f\" data-id=\"971788f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa84e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aa84e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, the Minimum Wage (SMVM) experienced a 3.9% real drop compared to the 2021 average. This affects both lower-income registered workers and informal workers who receive 50% of the Minimum Salary under the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potenciar Trabajo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program. Although the Wage Council (the forum where Minimum Wage negotiations take place) met the same number of times in both periods, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021 had eight monthly increases distributed throughout the year, while the first half of 2022 saw only two.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Despite a significant increase in June, it failed to offset the previous drop. This highlights a lesson from high inflation: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">those who do not receive frequent raises tend to lose out in the face of accelerating inflation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f3cb3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f3cb3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb02331\" data-id=\"cb02331\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbc1bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebbc1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Domestic workers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c3baee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c3baee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a69e68e\" data-id=\"a69e68e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd95287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd95287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Domestic workers showed a different performance in terms of income. Their average income increased by 5% in real terms in 2022 compared to the previous year. However, this improvement only compensated for the loss sustained in 2021. The increase can be attributed to the frequency of nominal raises distributed throughout the year, which allowed them to keep up with inflation and even outperform it in some months. However, the improvement occurred during a period of declining job registrations in this category, which particularly impacted female workers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0483b52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0483b52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84f231a\" data-id=\"84f231a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf959c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf959c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Retirees<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93f4876 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93f4876\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-332782f\" data-id=\"332782f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b1f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7b1f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An initial analysis of retired individuals who receive passive income reveals a significant difference between those who receive the minimum retirement pension (47%) and the rest. Pensions are adjusted quarterly based on the pension mobility formula, which can result in disruptions and a subsequent decrease in income. Retirees who receive the minimum pension have been compensated for this delay with lump-sum bonuses to offset inflation, while all other retirees have experienced a significant decline.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59236dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59236dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb1ae08\" data-id=\"bb1ae08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7a4ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca7a4ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Informal workers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efe9b74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efe9b74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-144bc19\" data-id=\"144bc19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab72877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab72877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Families with informal worker heads benefit from the Universal Child Allowance (AUH) supplemented by the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alimentar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Card since 2020. However, in 2022, there was a significant 21% year-on-year loss of average purchasing power due to a deterioration in the aggregate benefit granted under both programs. Although the AUH is adjusted through the same mechanism used to adjust retirement pensions, the amount of bonuses was much more limited.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government demonstrated its commitment to Welfare State policies through two major programs: the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alimentar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Card and the free medicine program for retirees. However, despite these efforts, neither of the two groups most impacted by these policies was able to maintain their income levels in the face of post-pandemic inflation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-419dba3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"419dba3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cee15a\" data-id=\"3cee15a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee233e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee233e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three political economy implications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2260b1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2260b1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa4c152\" data-id=\"aa4c152\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3bdb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e3bdb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partisan, social and union organizations still matter in a highly inflationary regime<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-133deef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"133deef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d5ecf3\" data-id=\"4d5ecf3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde2513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dde2513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contrary to certain orthodox views asserting that &#8216;everyone loses in inflation,&#8217; this analysis demonstrates how certain groups managed to defend their incomes during the crisis. This is unlike situations of similar general impact, such as the 2018-2019 external crisis under the Cambiemos government.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This achievement was largely due to the alliance with the Frente de Todos government&#8217;s decisions on fiscal policy and collective income determination mechanisms designed or reinstated in the 2000s, such as sectoral bargaining or the National Teachers&#8217; Agreement.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d52a4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d52a4c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1076af\" data-id=\"a1076af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5297698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5297698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Labor institutions are crucial to understand the heterogeneities within the popular sectors<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e3df2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e3df2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af3a77f\" data-id=\"af3a77f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bcaf1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bcaf1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those groups with more active institutional instances to determine wages, such as public and private employees, teachers and, to a certain extent, domestic workers, were the ones that best defended their incomes in a high inflation regime. On the contrary, those without collective income bargaining or with poor representation\u00a0 (unregistered non-salaried workers, retirees and beneficiaries of the Universal Child Allowance and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alimentar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Card) experienced a significant decline in their real incomes. In a high-inflation regime, popular actors are affected by the underlying logic of &#8216;survival of the fittest.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d41df3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d41df3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-063cb9e\" data-id=\"063cb9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47eb146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47eb146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Promoting wage agreements and coordination is crucial<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b90257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b90257\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57a6569\" data-id=\"57a6569\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41724c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41724c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The events of 2022 underscore the importance of promoting wage agreements and coordination in the context of high inflation. 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