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5.2 The Phillips Curve

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Phillips Curve model is used to represent the relationship between ____ and ____

a)

inflation

b)

unemployment

c)

interest rates

2.

The short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment can be illustrated by the _____ - sloping short-run Phillips Curve (SRPC)

a)

downward

b)

upward

c)

vertical

3.

The economy is _____ operating somewhere along the SRPC

a)

always

b)

sometimes

c)

never

4.

The long-run relationship between inflation and unemployment can be illustrated by the long-run Phillips curve (LRPC), which is ______ at the natural rate of unemployment

a)

vertical

b)

upward slowing

c)

downward sloping

5.

Long-run equilibrium corresponds to the _____ of the SRPC and the LRPC

a)

intersection

b)

sectionalism

6.

Points to the left of the long-run equilibrium represent _____ gaps, while points to the right of the long-run equilibrium represent _______

a)

inflationary, recessionary

b)

recessionary, inflationary

7.

______ Shocks correspond to movement along the SRPC

a)

Demand

b)

Supply

8.

_______ shocks correspond to shifts of the SRPC

a)

supply

b)

demand

9.

Factors that cause the _____ to change will cause the LRPC to shift

a)

natural rate of UE

b)

demand

c)

supply

10.

According to the short-run Phillips curve, the relationship between π\pi  and UE is?

a)

π, UE\pi\uparrow,\ UE\downarrow  

b)

π, UE\pi\downarrow,\ UE\downarrow  

c)

π, UE\pi\uparrow,\ UE\uparrow  

11.

Why is inflation low when unemployment is high, or high when unemployment is low?

a)

With fewer people working, there is less demand for goods and services, so prices don't rise as fast

b)

When unemployment gets lower, inflation gets higher because so many more people have jobs and money to spend on stuff.

c)

When fewer people are working, prices can be raised to compensate for less people buying things

d)

When unemployment is lower, prices can be cut because more people are buying things.

12.

The Short-Run Phillips curve and SRAS are a _____ image of each other.

a)

mirror

b)

perfect

c)

identical

d)

not related

13.

The short-run Phillips curve is ______ tied to the SRAS. That means if something shifts the SRAS, then the Phillips curve also shifts.

a)

directly, but in the opposite direction

b)

indirectly

c)

directly and in the same direction

14.

The Long-run Phillips curve shows what long-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment

a)

None.

b)

Positive

c)

Negative