Defining U as the Unemployment Rate And $\bar { u }$

question 54

Multiple Choice

Defining u as the unemployment rate and $\bar { u }$ as the natural rate of unemployment, Okun's law is given by the following equation:

• A) \(\tilde { Y } = \frac { u } { \overline { \bar { u } } }\)
• B) \(\tilde { Y } = - 2 \times ( u - \bar { u } )\)
• C) \(\tilde { Y } = 2 \times ( u - \bar { u } )\)
• D) \(\tilde { Y } = - 2 \times \bar { u }\)
• E) \(\tilde { Y } = - 2 \times u\)

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