An Increase in the Expected Inflation Rate Shifts the

question 21

Multiple Choice

An increase in the expected inflation rate shifts the

• A) short-run Phillips curve downward.
• B) short-run Phillips curve upward.
• C) long-run Phillips curve upward.
• D) long-run Phillips curve downward.

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