If the Natural Rate of Unemployment Falls

question 19

Multiple Choice

If the natural rate of unemployment falls,

• A)both the short-run and long-run Phillips curves shift left.
• B)the short-run Phillips curve shifts left,the long-run Phillips curve is unchanged.
• C)the short-run Phillips curve is unchanged,the long-run Phillips curve shifts right.
• D)the short-run and the long-run Phillips curves shift right.

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