Economics For Today
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Author: Tucker
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 27, Problem 1SQP
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Define the short-run
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Short-run Phillips curve represents the inverse relationship between inflation and
Economics Concept Introduction
Phillips curve: Phillips curve shows the inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation rate in the economy.
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Does the Phillips curve have a positive or negative slope? Explain how this slope is derived. When will an increase in aggregate demand not result in lower unemployment rates in the short run?
The Phillips curve represents the relationship between unemployment and inflation. You are required to think about the impact on the economy of movements along the curve. If the unemployment rate in the economy is steady at 4 percent per year, how does the short-run Phillips curve predict that the inflation rate will be changing, if at all? What will happen if the unemployment rate now rises to 7 percent per year? Assume there are no changes to inflation expectations. Provide an appropriate graph to support your discussion.
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An increase in inflation expectations shifts the short-run Phillips curve right and has no effect on the long-run Phillips curve.
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- As with demand and supply analysis, changes in the economy can cause both shifts of and movements along the short-run Phillips curve. Which of the following would cause a shift of the short-run Phillips curve? Check all that apply. An increase in government spending A decrease in short-run aggregate supply An increase in the expected inflation ratearrow_forwardThe following graph shows an economy in long-run equilibrium at point A (grey star symbol). The vertical line is the long-run Phillips curve (LRPC). The downward-sloping curve labeled SRPC, is the short-run Phillips curve passing through point A. SRPC, LRPC 7 SRPC, 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (Percent) Which of the following is true along SRPC,? The actual unemployment rate is 6%. The expected inflation rate is 5%. The actual inflation rate is 5%. The natural rate of unemployment is 3%. INFLATION RATE (Perent)arrow_forwardAccording to the St. Louis Federal Reserve the natural unemployment rate is 4.42 percent (Q4 2023 ) and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates the U.S. unemployment rate (U3, October 2023 B) to be 3.9 percent. If you expect unemployment to continue to fall the short-run Phillips curve would predict: OA decrease in the inflation rate. An increase in the inflation rate. ○ A decrease in the unemployment rate. ○ An increase in the unemployment rate.arrow_forward
- How would a decrease in energy prices affect the Phillips curve?arrow_forwardWhat is the "Phillips Curve"? Why do inflation and unemployment tend to be inversely related?arrow_forward1. Problems and Applications Q1 Consider the following four situations: A. Actual inflation is 6 percent, and expected inflation is 6 percent. B. Actual inflation is 4 percent, and expected inflation is 6 percent. C. Actual inflation is 4 percent, and expected inflation is 4 percent. D. Actual inflation is 6 percent, and expected inflation is 4 percent.arrow_forward
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