For This Question,assume Productivity Has Been Increasing by 5% Per

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Multiple Choice

For this question,assume productivity has been increasing by 5% per year.Also assume that workers' expectations of productivity growth adjust slowly over time.For this economy,a reduction in productivity growth from 5% to 2% will most likely cause which of the following to occur?

• A)an increase in the natural rate of unemployment
• B)a reduction in the real wage
• C)an increase in the markup over labor costs
• D)all of the above
• E) none of the above

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