Unexpectedly High Inflation Reduces Unemployment in the Short Run, but as Inflation

question 116

True/False

Unexpectedly high inflation reduces unemployment in the short run, but as inflation expectations adjust the unemployment rate returns to its natural rate.

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Significant Social Problem

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Carryover Effect

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