When They Are Confronted with an Adverse Shock to Aggregate

question 23

Multiple Choice

When they are confronted with an adverse shock to aggregate supply,policymakers face a difficult choice in that

• A)if they contract aggregate demand,the unemployment rate will increase further.
• B)if they expand aggregate demand,the inflation rate will increase further.
• C)they face a less favorable trade-off between inflation and unemployment than they did before the shock.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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