The Misery Index Is Based On

question 92

Multiple Choice

The Misery Index is based on:

• A) a stagnant economy with inflation.
• B) the sum of the inflation rate and the unemployment rate.
• C) increases in the cost of living combined with slow growth in the nation's gross domestic product (GDP).
• D) the nation's income inequality rate combined with various quality-of-life indicators.
• E) a complicated formula that consists mainly of measures of consumer confidence and the public's optimism in the nation's economic future.

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