When Actual Inflation Exceeds Expected Inflation

question 9

Multiple Choice

When actual inflation exceeds expected inflation,

• A) unemployment is equal to the natural rate of unemployment.
• B) people will reduce their expectations of inflation in the future.
• C) unemployment is greater than the natural rate of unemployment.
• D) unemployment is less than the natural rate of unemployment.

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