The Phillips curve is

A. a positive relationship between price stability and constant, small-increment changes in the fiscal policy on the part of the Fed.
B. a negative relationship between the inflation rate and the unemployment rate, at least in the short run.
C. a positive relationship in the long run between the rate of inflation and the rate of unemployment.
D. a positive relationship between the unemployment rate and the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) level.


Answer: B

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