9. Suppose workers and firms suddenly believe that inflation will be quite high over the coming year.
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9. Suppose workers and firms suddenly believe that inflation will be quite high over the coming year. Suppose also that the economy begins in long-run equilibrium, and the aggregate-demand curve does not shift.
a. What happens to nominal wages? What happens to real wages?
b. Using an aggregate-demand/aggregate-supply diagram, show the effect of the change in expectations on both the short-run and long-run levels of prices and output.
c. Were the expectations of high inflation accurate? Explain.
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Principles Of Macroeconomics
ISBN: 9780176591977
7th Canadian Edition
Authors: N. Mankiw, Ronald Kneebone, Kenneth McKenzie
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