According to the equation in the textbook, if the natural rate of unemployment is 5%,actual inflation is 4%, expected inflation is 2%, and α = 1, what would be theunemployment rate?Unemployment rate = Natural rate of unemployment – α(Actual inflation – Expectedinflation)

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According to the equation in the textbook, if the natural rate of unemployment is 5%,
actual inflation is 4%, expected inflation is 2%, and α = 1, what would be the
unemployment rate?
Unemployment rate = Natural rate of unemployment – α(Actual inflation – Expected
inflation)

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