Assume That an Economy Has the Phillips Curve $\pi$ = $\pi$ _-1 - 0

question 68

Multiple Choice

Assume that an economy has the Phillips curve $\pi$ = $\pi$ _-1 - 0.5(u - 0.06) .How many percentage point-years of cyclical unemployment are needed to reduce inflation by 5 percentage points?

• A) 20
• B) 10
• C) 5
• D) 2.5

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