If workers and firms know that the Bank of Canada is following an expansionary monetary policy, workers and firms will expect inflation to ________ and will adjust wages so that the real wage ________.
A) increase; increases
B) increase; remains unchanged
C) decrease; decreases
D) increase; decreases
E) decrease; remains unchanged
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