Macroeconomics
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134896441
Author: ABEL, Andrew B., BERNANKE, Ben, CROUSHORE, Dean Darrell
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 8RQ
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To Explain: The largest possible cost that could be associated with disinflation and the means by which the size of this cost could be affected by the expectations of the general public on inflation.
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