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The Dual Challenge of Inflation and Unemployment: Assessing Policy Trade-Offs and Their Socio-Economic Impacts on Sierra Leone

This study explored the dual challenge of inflation and unemployment in Sierra Leone between 2015 and 2024, with emphasis on policy trade-offs and socio-economic outcomes. Anchored in classical, Keynesian, and structuralist theories, the research employed a qualitative approach, relying on secondary data from the World Bank, IMF, African Development Bank, Bank of Sierra Leone, Statistics Sierra Leone, and relevant policy documents. The analysis was interpretive, seeking to uncover patterns, meanings, and contextual linkages between macroeconomic instability, structural weaknesses, and policy r…