Which Statement Is INCORRECT

question 249

Multiple Choice

Which statement is INCORRECT?

• A) The natural rate of unemployment is generally considered the equivalent of full employment.
• B) The natural rate of unemployment consists of only frictional unemployment or structural unemployment.
• C) The natural rate of unemployment is the level at which inflationary pressures in the economy are at their maximum.
• D) The natural rate of unemployment is when cyclical unemployment is zero.

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Exponential Smoothing

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Double Forecasting Model

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