If Inflation Expectations Rise, the Short-Run Phillips Curve Shifts

question 46

Multiple Choice

If inflation expectations rise, the short-run Phillips curve shifts

• A)right, so that at any inflation rate unemployment is higher in the short run than before.
• B)left, so that at any inflation rate unemployment is higher in the short run than before.
• C)right, so that at any inflation rate unemployment is lower in the short run than before.
• D)left, so that at any inflation rate unemployment is lower in the short run than before.

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