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Evaluating Economic Policy and Inflationary Spirals
A government official proposes a policy to permanently maintain the national unemployment rate below its estimated long-run equilibrium level, arguing this will maximize employment without significant long-term negative consequences. Using your understanding of the economic conditions that sustain a cycle of rising wages and prices, evaluate the likely long-term outcome of this policy on the inflation rate. Explain why the official's argument is likely flawed.
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