If the Government Adopts a Hands-Off Approach to Cost-Push Inflation

question 133

Multiple Choice

If the government adopts a hands-off approach to cost-push inflation in the economy, then in the short run there is likely to be

• A) a rise in real output.
• B) a fall in unemployment.
• C) an inflationary spiral.
• D) a recession.

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