Principles of Macroeconomics 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 1-28516-591-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-591-2

Chapter 22 - The Short-Run Trade-off between Inflation and Unemployment - Questions For Review - Page 502: 5

Answer

When the Fed makes a reduction in inflation, the economy moves along the short-run Phillips curve downward. Over time as expectations adjust to this reduction in the inflation rate, the short run Phillips curve shifts to the left. This causes the unemployment rate to be temporarily above the natural rate.

Work Step by Step

This is the basic concept of the Phillips curve. The response of the Phillips curve of inflation and unemployment are inversely related.
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