The Short-Run Phillips Curve Is

question 149

Multiple Choice

The short-run Phillips curve is:

• A) upward sloping because inflation and unemployment rates have a positive relationship in the short run.
• B) vertical because there is no trade-off between inflation and unemployment rates in the short run.
• C) downward sloping because there is a trade-off between inflation and unemployment rates in the short run.
• D) horizontal because there is no trade-off between inflation and unemployment rates in the short run.

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