A Basic Rule of Thumb to Predict Inflation Is That

question 160

Multiple Choice

A basic rule of thumb to predict inflation is that it equals:

• A)real wage increases minus productivity growth.
• B)productivity growth plus nominal wage increases.
• C)productivity growth minus nominal wage increases.
• D)nominal wage increases minus productivity growth.

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