Based on your understanding of the Phillips curve, is it possible for the unemployment rate to increase while inflation increases? Explain
What will be an ideal response?
This can occur when negative supply shocks occur. That is, we would observe this when factors cause the natural rate of unemployment to rise (e.g. during the 1970s). This would cause an increase in u and an increase in inflation.
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