If the Government Reduced the Minimum Wage and Pursued Contractionary

question 119

Multiple Choice

If the government reduced the minimum wage and pursued contractionary monetary policy, then in the long run

• A)both the unemployment rate and the inflation rate would be lower.
• B)the unemployment rate would be lower and the inflation rate would be higher.
• C)the unemployment rate would be higher and the inflation rate would be lower.
• D)the unemployment rate and the inflation rate would be higher.

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