The Long-Run Phillips Curve

question 190

Multiple Choice

The long-run Phillips curve

• A) is downward sloping, indicating a tradeoff between unemployment and inflation.
• B) shifts to the right when the expected inflation rate increases.
• C) shows no tradeoff between inflation and unemployment; that is, any inflation rate in the long run can be consistent with the natural rate of unemployment.
• D) is upward sloping, showing that higher rates of unemployment are associated with higher rates of inflation.

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Definitions:

Exporting Jobs

The practice of relocating jobs and production facilities from one country to lower-cost or more efficient locations abroad, affecting the labor market in the country of origin.

Importing Products

Activities involving the bringing of goods or services from a foreign country into a domestic market.

Major Exports

Products or services that a country sells to others, which constitute a significant portion of its total exports and are crucial to its economy.

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