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Public sector pay rises would not drive inflation, say leading economists
Christopher Pissarides, the Nobel prize-winning economist, says the government is misrepresenting the effects of pay rises.
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Christopher Pissarides, the Nobel prize-winning economist, says the government is misrepresenting the effects of pay rises.
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