EBK ECONOMICS: PRINCIPLES AND POLICY
EBK ECONOMICS: PRINCIPLES AND POLICY
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780100605930
Author: Blinder
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 34, Problem 1DQ
To determine

The trade-off between inflation and unemployment in the 1990s.

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In the 1990s, an unusual increase in the aggregate supply, a beneficial supply shock, leads to a fall in both inflation and unemployment.  This phenomenon does not contradict the basic trade-off between unemployment and inflation; favorable supply shocks should produce rapid economic growth with falling inflation. 

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