The Economy's Self-Correcting Mechanism

question 169

Multiple Choice

The economy's self-correcting mechanism

• A)tends to push unemployment toward a specific point called the natural rate of unemployment.
• B)works better at correcting inflationary gaps than recessionary gaps.
• C)cannot work if the Phillips curve is vertical.
• D)ensures that the economy will not have to endure a long period of high unemployment.

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