Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Clauses (COLAs)

question 62

Multiple Choice

Cost-of-living adjustment clauses (COLAs)

• A)invalidate the "rule of 70."
• B)apply only to demand-pull inflation.
• C)increase the gap between nominal and real income.
• D)tie wage increases to changes in the price level.

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