In 2018, the US economy's unemployment rate plunged below the natural rate. This is an example of Select the correct answer below: a recessionary gap an inflationary gap stagflation recession
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The natural rate of unemployment is the rate of unemployment that exists when the economy is at full employment, meaning that all available resources are being used efficiently and there is no cyclical unemployment (unemployment caused by fluctuations in the Show more…
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