Assume contracts between workers and employers that call for an increase in the wage rate of 5 percent are based on an expected inflation rate of 3 percent. Should inflation actually be 6 percent, then:
A. Nominal wages fall by 5 percent
B. Real wages fall by 6 percent
C. Nominal wages fall by 1 percent
D. Real wages fall by 1 percent
D. Real wages fall by 1 percent
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a. developing countries rely on direct taxes, and developed countries rely on indirect taxes b. developing countries rely on indirect taxes and developed countries rely on direct taxes c. developing countries rely on domestic taxes and developed countries rely on taxes on foreign trade d. developing countries rely on ‘forced saving' and developed countries tax saving directly e. there are no significant differences
Karl Marx was a(n):
a. 19th century German philosopher. b. 18th century Russian economist. c. 14th century Polish banker. d. 19th century Russian journalist.