The Only Way to Rationalize an Upward Slope for the Short-Run

question 128

True/False

The only way to rationalize an upward slope for the short-run aggregate-supply curve is to argue that wages are sticky in the short run.

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Descartes

A French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, known as the father of modern philosophy, who famously declared, "I think, therefore I am."

Plato

An ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Academy in Athens and is a pivotal figure in the development of Western philosophy, especially in terms of metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.

Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, an 18th-century philosopher known for his influence on the Enlightenment in France and across Europe.

State of Nature

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