MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY
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Chapter 17, Problem 1SQ
To determine
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Let's say the inflation rate in an economy turns out to be higher than expected. Will the following people, or bank, be affected? Helped, hurt, or unaffected?
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c. A union member with a COLA wage contract
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