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The Short-Run Phillips Curve Is Believed to Be Downward Sloping

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The short-run Phillips curve is believed to be downward sloping with the inflation rate on the vertical axis and the unemployment rate on the horizontal axis. Can this curve extend below the horizontal axis? Can it extend to the left of the vertical axis? Explain.


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