Exhibit: Short-Run Phillips Curve as the Short-Run Phillips Curve

question 51

Multiple Choice

Exhibit: Short-Run Phillips Curve As the short-run Phillips curve shifts from A to B to C to D:

• A)the expected rate of inflation is unchanged at every level of unemployment.
• B)there is a lower-than-expected rate of inflation at every level of unemployment.
• C)there is a higher-than-expected rate of inflation for every level of unemployment.
• D)the natural rate of unemployment increases.

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