It is natural for average prices to be lower in poorer countries because wages are lower. 穷国因为工资较低所以自然而然地平均价格也比较低。
Yet there is nothing natural about wages. 然而,薪资毫无自然可言。
Card and Krueger were pioneers in using what economists call a natural experiment: the rise of minimum wages in New Jersey, while in neighbouring Pennsylvania they did not move. 卡德和克鲁格是运用经济学中称为自然实验的研究方法的先锋。新泽西州提高最低工资标准,而临近的宾西法尼亚州则维持不变。
As natural resources companies lift investment, senior executives fear that wages and cost inflation and longer lead times will limit the supply response to booming demand and drive commodities prices higher. 在自然资源公司加大投资之际,高管们担心,薪资和成本上升以及交货期延长将导致供应无法满足日益飙升的需求,并推高大宗商品价格。