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 To reduce inflation from 8% to 2% in the short run, the central bank would year. A reduction in the rate of inflation is known as have to accept an unemployment rate of True or False: If people have rational expectations, the economy will experience a higher unemployment rate than predicted by the short-run Phillips curve. O True O False

Supposed that each of the following rows represents the choice faced by policy makers given the current set of U.S. institutions and technology. What is the opportunity cost of reducing unemployment from 8 percent to 4 percent? Explain your Choice. a) 4 percentage points of unemployment. b) 6 percentage points of unemployment. c) 6 percentage points of inflation. d) 4 percentage points of inflation. Uemployment Inflation 10 3 8 4 6 5 5 7 4 10

Rate Inflation 7 6 5 4 N 1 0 -1 -2 -3 0 De graph below depicts a short-run Phillips Curve. Move the line as needed to depict a long-run Phillips curve, then answer the question to the right. O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Unemployment Rate 8 9 10 The relationship between inflation and unemployment in the short run is different from their relationship in the long run. Which of the following is an important factor in that difference? Inflation Expectations Tax Rates Price Levels Okun's Law

For this question, assume that the expected rate of inflation is a function of past year's inflation. Also assume that the unemployment rate has been greater than the natural rate of unemployment for a number of years. Given this information, we know that the inflation rate will be approximately equal to the natural rate of unemployment. А. the rate of inflation will approximately be equal to zero. В. C. the rate of inflation should steadily decrease. Op the rate of inflation should steadily increase over time. the rate of inflation should neither increase nor decrease. Е.