Let me tell you what some other people say, though: 1  The EWGâs Skin Deep Database lists it as a 5-6 (or moderate hazard), but trying to find the studies they used for their rating proved difficult, and the ones I did find were the nebulous âborax or boric acidâ test studies.
1 This is so because, my nominal wages have increased by 10% while the average price level (CPI) has increased by only 5%. 2  Thus today (in 2010) with my higher nominal wage ($1100.00) I can buy more than I could buy last year.
Real wages are defined as nominal wages (or wage in current money) adjusted for the price level. Real wage: When price levels change the real wage changes as well. If inflation is used to stimulate the economy more labor will be demanded, conversly if the price level contracts, the result is a higher real wage.