Econia's Unemployment Rate Is 7

question 31

Multiple Choice

Econia's unemployment rate is 7.5%, and its natural rate of unemployment is 4%. For Econia to return its economy to full employment:

• A) the government could reduce the money supply so that the real value of money rises.
• B) the government could lower taxes to stimulate aggregate demand.
• C) it could be patient while prices rise enough to cause the labor market to move to equilibrium.
• D) it could be patient while wages rise to attract more workers to labor markets and increase production.

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