The Short-Run Phillips Curve Is ________ Curve Along Which an Increase

question 32

Multiple Choice

The short-run Phillips curve is ________ curve along which an increase in the unemployment rate is associated with ________ in the inflation rate.

• A) an upward-sloping; an increase
• B) a vertical; no change
• C) a downward-sloping; no change
• D) a downward-sloping; a decrease
• E) a horizontal; no change

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