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Assume That Households and Firms Have Rational Expectations

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Assume that households and firms have rational expectations. The current unemployment rate is 7%, which is above the full-employment rate of unemployment. Explain how this can happen. Would you expect this unemployment rate to persist for long? Why or why not?


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