Multiple Choice
Suppose that as a result of a stock market boom, consumers become less concerned about saving for retirement and increase their current consumption expenditures. Which of the following would you expect to occur as a result of this change?
A) In the short run, unemployment will increase and inflation will fall.
B) In the short run, unemployment will increase and inflation will rise.
C) In the short run, unemployment will decrease and inflation will rise.
D) In the short run, unemployment will decrease and inflation will fall.
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