Suppose workers’ and firms’ expectations of the price level and productivity are accurate. In this case, an increase in productivity will cause which of the following?

A) an increase in both the real wage and the natural rate of unemployment
B) a decrease in both the real wage and the natural rate of unemployment
C) an increase in the real wage and no change in the natural rate of unemployment
D) a decrease in the real wage and an increase in the natural rate of unemployment
E) none of the above

ANSWER:

C