11. Suppose that people expect inflation to equal 3 percent, but in fact prices rise by 5...

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11. Suppose that people expect inflation to equal 3 percent, but in fact prices rise by 5 percent. Describe how this unexpectedly high inflation rate would help or hurt the following:

a. the government

b. a homeowner with a fixed-rate mortgage

c. a union worker in the second year of a labour contract

d. a college or university that has invested some of its endowment in government bonds

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Principles Of Macroeconomics

ISBN: 9780176591977

7th Canadian Edition

Authors: N. Mankiw, Ronald Kneebone, Kenneth McKenzie

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