In the 1960s, Many Economists and Policy Makers Considered the Trade-Off

question 123

Multiple Choice

In the 1960s, many economists and policy makers considered the trade-off between inflation and unemployment revealed in the Phillips curve to be permanent. This belief was challenged by ________, who argued that there is no trade-off between inflation and unemployment in the long run.

• A) Robert Lucas and Thomas Sargent
• B) Finn Kydland and Edward Prescott
• C) Paul Samuelson and James Tobin
• D) Milton Friedman and Edmund Phelps

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