Behavioral economists have discovered that people view a 2% decrease in their income without inflation as unfair, but a 3% increase in their income in the presence of 5% inflation as fair. What are the nominal and real rates of change in their incomes? What tendency is leading people to feel like the pay decrease is unfair

Behavioral economists have discovered that people view a 2% decrease in their income without inflation as unfair, but a 3% increase in their income in the presence of 5% inflation as fair. What are the nominal and real rates of change in their incomes? What tendency is leading people to feel like the pay decrease is unfair

Macroeconomics

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Author:Roger A. Arnold

Publisher:Roger A. Arnold

Chapter14: Money And The Economy

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