The Friedman-Phelps (Natural Rate) Hypothesis Made the Strong Prediction That

question 269

Multiple Choice

The Friedman-Phelps (natural rate) hypothesis made the strong prediction that:

• A) once inflation gets embedded in people's expectations, unemployment and inflation will have a trade-off.
• B) the unemployment and inflation trade-off will not survive if inflation gets embedded in people's expectations.
• C) there will always be an unemployment and inflation trade-off.
• D) the unemployment and inflation trade-off is a myth.

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