If Expectations of the Inflation Rate Exceed the Actual Inflation

question 146

Multiple Choice

If expectations of the inflation rate exceed the actual inflation rate, then:

• A)the actual real wage is greater than the expected real wage.
• B)the unemployment rate will fall.
• C)the actual real wage will equal the expected real wage.
• D)firms will hire more workers than they had planned.

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