According to the Natural Rate Hypothesis, at What Cost Can

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Multiple Choice

According to the natural rate hypothesis, at what cost can unemployment be maintained below the natural rate?  

• A) Unemployment can be maintained below the natural rate only at the cost of negative net exports. 
• B) Unemployment can be maintained below the natural rate only at the cost of higher taxes. 
• C) Unemployment can be maintained below the natural rate only at the cost of ever-increasing inflation. 
• D) Unemployment can be maintained below the natural rate only at the cost of ever-increasing federal budget deficits.

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