The suggestion that the Fed concentrate only on reducing inflation is an attempt to
a. stabilize the level of unemployment and inflation.
b. shift the long-run Phillips curve to the right.
c. improve the efficiency of the self-correcting mechanism.
d. simplify demand management by focusing on only one goal.
d
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The present value of $100 to be received in the year 2014 is
A) less than the present value of $100 to be received in 2015. B) greater than the present value of $100 to be received in 2015. C) the same as the present value of $100 to be received in 2015. D) greater than the present value of $100 to be received in 2015 if the interest rate in 2015 exceeds the interest rate in 2014; otherwise, it is less.
According to the "rational expectations" school of thought in macroeconomics, the short-run Phillips curve is ________ in face of unanticipated changes in monetary policy
A) negatively sloped B) vertical C) positively sloped D) horizontal