Given U.S. tax laws, persistently high inflation may result in:
a.​​slower economic growth because the after-tax nominal interest rate is lower.b.​slower economic growth because the after-tax real interest rate is lower.c.faster economic growth because the after-tax real interest rate is higher.d.​​faster economic growth because the after-tax nominal interest rate is higher.

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Answer:

Option b .  Slower economic growth because the after-tax real interest rate is lower.

Explanation:

The after-tax real interest rate =nominal rate -nominal rate *tax rate -inflation

so the after-tax rate cuts the real rate by the product of nominal rate *real rate.  The decreased real interest rate decreases the investment in the economy and growth decreases.

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