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Chapter 17, Problem 21P
To determine

In the long run, whether an increase in the inflation rate to 3%, results in the economy operating at point B or at point F1.

Concept introduction:

Phillips curve - It shows the inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment. Economists are of the unanimity that this inverse relationship only holds true in the short run. In the long run, the Phillips curve becomes vertical.

Natural Rate of Unemployment - It is the rate of unemployment that the economy reaches in the long run. It is the combination of structural and frictional unemployment.

NAIRU −NAIRU stands for Non Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment. As per this, expansionary economic policies will result in only temporary decreasingthe unemploymentas the economy will move back to the natural rate.

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