Chapter 27: Problem 11
Voluntary wage-price restraints are known as a. wage-price controls. b. price rollbacks. c. wage-price guidelines. d. anti-inflation commitments.
Chapter 27: Problem 11
Voluntary wage-price restraints are known as a. wage-price controls. b. price rollbacks. c. wage-price guidelines. d. anti-inflation commitments.
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Get started for freeA difficulty in using the Phillips curve as a policy menu is a. that the natural rate of unemployment does not exist. b. that the curve does not remain in one position. c. deciding between monetary and fiscal policies. d. that Democrats choose one point on the curve and Republicans choose another point.
Rational expectations theorists advise the federal government to a. change policy often. b. pursue stable policies. c. do the opposite of what the public expects. d. ignore future economic predictions.
According to the natural rate hypothesis, a. the Phillips curve is quite flat, so a large reduction in employment can be achieved without inflation. b. workers adapt their wage demands to inflation only after a considerable time lag. c. the Phillips curve is vertical in the long run at full employment. d. workers cannot anticipate the inflationary effects of expansionary public policies.
The conclusion of adaptive expectations theory is that expansionary monetary and fiscal policies intended to reduce the unemployment rate are a. effective in the long run. b. effective in the short run. c. unnecessary and cause inflation in the long run. d. necessary and reduce inflation in the long run.
Since the 1970 s, the a. Phillips curve has not been stable. b. inflation rate and the unemployment rate have been about equal. c. Phillips curve has proven to be a reliable model to guide public policy. d. relationship between the inflation rate and the unemployment rate moved in a counterclockwise direction.
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