An Increase in Inflation Expectations Shifts the Short-Run Phillips Curve

question 145

True/False

An increase in inflation expectations shifts the short-run Phillips curve right and has no effect on the long-run Phillips curve.

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Economic Profits

Earnings that exceed the total costs of production, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing a return above the firm's opportunity costs.

Industry Growth

Industry growth refers to the expansion and increased output of a specific sector of the economy, driven by factors like demand, innovation, and investment.

Normal Profits

The minimum level of profit necessary for a company to remain competitive in the market, also seen as the cost of keeping an entrepreneur in business.

Economic Profits

Profits calculated by subtracting both the explicit and implicit costs from a firm's total revenues; a measure of earnings exceeding the opportunity costs.