Macroeconomic Effects of an Oil Price Surge
Consider an economy where firms set prices as a markup over their production costs (which include both labor and raw materials like oil) and where workers' wage demands depend on the unemployment rate. Analyze the short-run and medium-run effects of a sudden and permanent increase in the global price of oil. Your explanation should detail the sequence of events affecting the equilibrium real wage, the natural rate of unemployment, and the rate of inflation.
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