Using annual data, the Okun's Law relationship is estimated as AY = 3.0 - 1.25Au + e, where Y is the annual real GDP growth rate change, u is the unemployment rate change, and e is the error term. If the country enters a recession and the unemployment rate increases 2%, the equation suggests that real GDP will decline by

Using annual data, the Okun's Law relationship is estimated as AY = 3.0 - 1.25Au + e, where Y is the annual real GDP growth rate change, u is the unemployment rate change, and e is the error term. If the country enters a recession and the unemployment rate increases 2%, the equation suggests that real GDP will decline by

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