If a Government Managed to Reduce the Time Inconsistency Problem

question 17

Multiple Choice

If a government managed to reduce the time inconsistency problem by mandating that the central bank target inflation at a low rate,then

• A)the long-run Phillips curve would shift right.
• B)the long-run Phillips curve would shift left.
• C)the short-run Phillips curve would shift up.
• D)the short-run Phillips curve would shift down.

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