A Decrease in Expected Inflation Will

question 253

Multiple Choice

A decrease in expected inflation will

• A)reduce real wages.
• B)increase the natural rate of unemployment.
• C)shift the long-run Phillips curve to the left.
• D)shift the short-run Phillips curve to the left.

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