Suppose That the Unemployment Rate Rises as the Inflation Rate

question 63

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the unemployment rate rises as the inflation rate declines. This situation is consistent with a movement along the _____ Phillips curve.

• A) vertical
• B) horizontal
• C) positively sloped
• D) negatively sloped

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