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The cost of inflation is mostly a theoretical concept and attempts to estimate it empirically give inconsistent results which depend on the time period. Here is a recent paper on the subject. http://fmwww.bc.edu/ec-p/wp662.pdf
Most economist think that deflation is more costly in terms of real output and the fed tries to keep the inflation level a small positive number.
The cost of unemployment is the number of unemployed X productivity per worker, where the productivity can be estimated to be 1.5 to 2 times the median wage.

2007-05-28 15:35:47 · answer #1 · answered by meg 7 · 0 0

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2007-05-28 02:50:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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