Exam 15: The Short-Run Policy Tradeoff

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Which of the following could create a movement along the short-run Phillips curve so that the unemployment rate temporarily falls below the natural unemployment rate ?

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When all relevant information is used to forecast inflation, the resulting forecast is called

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The natural rate hypothesis states that

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The lack of a long-run tradeoff between the unemployment rate and the inflation rate means the long-run Phillips curve is

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The short-run Phillips curve shows the relationship between the

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If the economy has a natural unemployment rate of 4 percent and potential GDP of $5 trillion, what will be real GDP according to Okun's Law if the unemployment rate rises to 5 percent?

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The long-run Phillips curve indicates that

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Okun's Law says that the difference between the unemployment rate and the natural unemployment rate determines

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The short-run tradeoff between the unemployment rate and the inflation rate shown by the Phillips curve is represented in the AS-AD model by

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A major factor in determining the rational expectation of inflation is

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If the economy begins at its natural unemployment rate and the Fed surprises people by slowing the inflation rate more than expected, there is a

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During a recession, there is a ________ the short-run Phillips curve, while during an expansion there is a ________ the short-run Phillips curve.

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The natural rate hypothesis concludes that when the inflation rate increases, then in the long run there is

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  -In the figure above, the natural unemployment rate is -In the figure above, the natural unemployment rate is

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Price level (2005=100) Unemployment rate (percentage) 102 7 103 6 105 5 108 4 112 3 -Based on the above table, if the current price level is 100 and the natural unemployment rate is 5 percent, what is the expected inflation rate?

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If the economy is on its short-run Phillips curve at the natural unemployment rate, then in the AS-AD model, real GDP is definitely

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According to the AS-AD model, when real GDP is less than potential GDP the unemployment rate is definitely

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The short-run Phillips curve is ________ and the long-run Phillips curve is ________.

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The relationship between the AS-AD model and the Phillips curve points out that as aggregate demand increases, the unemployment rate

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  -In the above figure, what factor might have caused the shift in the short-run Phillips curve from SRPC₁ to SRPC₂? -In the above figure, what factor might have caused the shift in the short-run Phillips curve from SRPC₁ to SRPC₂?

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