Fiscal Policy Cannot Be Used to Move the Economy Along

question 207

True/False

Fiscal policy cannot be used to move the economy along the short-run Phillips curve.

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Definitions:

Restraint On Trade

Legal concept that refers to practices that limit free trading and competition between businesses.

Illegal

Activities or actions that are prohibited by law or statute and subject to penalties or sanctions.

Oligopolistic

Pertaining to a market structure characterized by a small number of firms controlling a large portion of the market share.

Market Structure

The organizational and other characteristics of a market that influence the nature of competition and pricing, such as the number of firms, product uniformity, and ease of entry.