The key feature due to which unexpected inflation decreases the unemployment rate is that:

a. expectations are formed irrationally.
b. reservation wages of workers are fixed.
c. workers behave irrationally.
d. firms are greedy.
e. government policy is time consistent.

b

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

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