The Long-Run Phillips Curve

question 130

Multiple Choice

The long-run Phillips curve

• A) shows a tradeoff between inflation and unemployment.
• B) graphs as an upward sloping curve.
• C) is a horizontal line at the expected rate of inflation.
• D) is a vertical line at the natural rate of unemployment.

Understand the concepts of tax incidence and how it affects market outcomes.

Analyze factors determining the actual benefit of government subsidies.

Evaluate the effects of market interventions, such as price controls, on supply and demand and overall economic welfare.

Predict the effects of prohibitions on products and their impact on market dynamics and societal welfare.

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