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Suppose that the central bank in this economy is concerned that inflation is too high and wants to lower the inflation rate by 6 percentage points per
year. A reduction in the rate of inflation is known as
To reduce inflation from 8% to 2% in the short run, the central bank would
have to accept an unemployment rate of
%
True or False: If people have rational expectations, the economy may not have to endure an unemployment rate as high as predicted by the short-run
Phillips curve.
True
False
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that the central bank in this economy is concerned that inflation is too high and wants to lower the inflation rate by 6 percentage points per year. A reduction in the rate of inflation is known as To reduce inflation from 8% to 2% in the short run, the central bank would have to accept an unemployment rate of % True or False: If people have rational expectations, the economy may not have to endure an unemployment rate as high as predicted by the short-run Phillips curve. True False
7. The costs of disinflation
The following graph depicts the short-run and long-run Phillips curves (SRPC and LRPC) for a hypothetical economy in long-run macroeconomic
equilibrium at point A, where the natural unemployment rate is 6% and the current inflation rate is 8% per year.
INFLATION RATE (Percent)
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
4
2
0
01
LRPC
A
SRPC
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (Percent)
?
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Transcribed Image Text:7. The costs of disinflation The following graph depicts the short-run and long-run Phillips curves (SRPC and LRPC) for a hypothetical economy in long-run macroeconomic equilibrium at point A, where the natural unemployment rate is 6% and the current inflation rate is 8% per year. INFLATION RATE (Percent) 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 4 2 0 01 LRPC A SRPC 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (Percent) ?
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