After the plague and other exogenous causes of population decline, this caused wage increases because of a lower labor supply, and a redistribution of wealth; however, this did not happen right away because property owners resisted change through wage freezes and price controls.
After the plague and other exogenous causes of population decline lowered the labor supply, wages increased. This increased the mobility of labor and a redistribution of wealth; however, this did not happen right away because property owners resisted change through wage freezes and price controls.