The Version of Okun's Law Studied in Chapter 9 Assumes

question 38

Multiple Choice

The version of Okun's law studied in Chapter 9 assumes that, with no change in unemployment, real GDP normally grows by 3 percent over a year. If the unemployment rate rose by 2 percentage points over a year, Okun's law predicts that real GDP would:

• A)decrease by 1 percent.
• B)decrease by 2 percent.
• C)decrease by 3 percent.
• D)increase by 1 percent.

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