Examination of data since 1953 indicates that during this period stretching more than half a century, the Phillips curve

A) fails to exist.
B) is smoothly upward sloping.
C) is smoothly downward sloping.
D) slopes smoothly upward at first but then slopes smoothly downward.


Answer is B) is smoothly upward sloping. (Phillips curve is the negative relation/a simple trade-off between unemployment and inflation that was first observed in the United Kingdom. The curve shifts with inflationary expectations over time.) Example:

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