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Question:

Under what conditions is inflation most likely to shift wealth from lenders to borrowers?

A Only when inflation is unexpected.
explanation

Inflation that is unexpected, or higher than expected, shifts wealth from lenders to borrowers. Unexpected deflation has the opposite effect. Because interest rates include a premium for expected inflation, an inflation rate that matches expectations does not shift wealth from lenders to borrowers

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