Staggered Price and Wage Setting Means That

question 189

Multiple Choice

Staggered price and wage setting means that

• A)inflation tends to increase over time.
• B)inflation tends to decrease over time.
• C)prices are adjusted at a different time of the year than wages.
• D)at any given time the majority of prices and wages are fixed.
• E)past changes in wages and prices have no impact on current changes in wages and prices.

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