If Policymakers Are Successful at Reducing Inflationary Expectations the

question 47

Multiple Choice

If policymakers are successful at reducing inflationary expectations the

• A) short-run Phillips curve shifts leftward.
• B) unemployment rate temporarily falls below its natural rate.
• C) inflation rate rises.
• D) short-run Phillips curve shifts outward.

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