Fill in the blanks to make the following statements correct.

a. Suppose the economy is initially at potential GDP \(\left(Y^{*}ight)\) and then there is a sudden increase in the demand for Canadian exports. The \(A D\) curve shifts to the _______ and opens a(n)  __________gap.

b. With an inflationary gap, the economy is operating where GDP is above _________ \(\longrightarrow\) In an effort to maintain the output gap, the Bank of Canada may choose to validate the inflation by __________ the interest rate and allowing the money supply to _________ The actual inflation rate will ___________.

c. The alternative policy response to an inflationary gap is to not validate the inflation. The ___________curve stops shifting upward. The ___________ curve shifts upward due to rising wages caused by \(\longrightarrow\)____________. Real GDP eventually returns to __________ at a higher _______________.

d. Sustained inflation can be said to be a(n) _____________ phenomenon.

e. Reducing a sustained inflation requires that monetary  __________ be stopped. Inflation will persist, however until ____________ of continued  inflation  are revised downward.

f. The cost of disinflation is the cost of the_____________ that is generated in the process.