If the natural rate of unemployment is 5.0 percent, the current unemployment rate is 7.3 percent, and the current GDP is 6 billion, according to Okun's law, the economy's potential output (in billion dollars, rounded to two decimal points) is:
If the natural rate of unemployment is 5.0 percent, the current unemployment rate is 7.3 percent, and the current GDP is 6 billion, according to Okun's law, the economy's potential output (in billion dollars, rounded to two decimal points) is:
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according to Okun's law, the economy's potential output (in billion dollars, rounded to two decimal points) is:
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