A Movement to the Right Along a Given Short-Run Phillips

question 134

Multiple Choice

A movement to the right along a given short-run Phillips curve could be caused by

• A)an increase in the natural rate of unemployment or expansionary monetary policy.
• B)expansionary monetary policy,but not an increase in the natural rate of unemployment.
• C)an increase in the natural rate of unemployment or a contractionary monetary policy.
• D)contractionary monetary policy,but not an increase in the natural rate of unemployment.

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