What Did Friedman and Phelps Argue About Inflation and Unemployment

question 195

Multiple Choice

What did Friedman and Phelps argue about inflation and unemployment?

• A)that in the long run, monetary growth did not influence those factors that determine the unemployment rate
• B)that the Phillips curve could be exploited in the long run by using monetary, but not fiscal policy
• C)that the short-run Phillips curve was very steep
• D)that there was neither a short-run nor long-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment

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