If People Have Adaptive Expectations, the Phillips Curve Model Implies

question 16

Multiple Choice

If people have adaptive expectations, the Phillips curve model implies that whenever the actual rate of inflation is higher than the expected rate of inflation:

• A)​unemployment will exceed its natural rate.
• B)​unemployment will be less than its natural rate.
• C)​unemployment will increase.
• D)​unemployment will decrease.

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