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An increase in expected inflation ?

Correct answer: D. Shifts the Short run Phillips curve upward and the unemployment inflation trade-off is less favorable

  • A. shifts the short run Phillips curve downward and the unemployment inflation trade-off is less favorable.
  • B. shifts the short-run Phillips curve upward and the unemployment inflation trade-off is more favorable
  • C. Shift the short-run Phillips curve downward and the unemployment inflation trade-off is more favorable
  • D. Shifts the Short run Phillips curve upward and the unemployment inflation trade-off is less favorable

Explanation

Higher expected inflation shifts the short-run Phillips curve upward because a given unemployment rate is associated with higher actual inflation. The trade-off becomes less favorable because inflation is higher at every unemployment rate.

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