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A) there is an inverse relationship between unemployment rate and inflation rate.
B) there is a direct relationship between unemployment rate and inflation rate.
C) during recessions the unemployment rate was always twice as high as the inflation rate.
D) there has been no long-run relationship between unemployment and inflation rates.


D

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