Suppose the Phillips curve in an economy is Π t

=Π t
e

−0.5(u−u N

). The Central Bank aims to increase annual nominal money supply at a rate of 3%, which is equal to the growth rate of the price level of aggregate output. If the rate of unemployment in this period is 3%, last period inflation is 2% and expectations are formed adaptively, what is the natural rate of unemployment in the economy? (a) 3% (b) 1% (c) 6% (d) 5%

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