The Phillips curve trade-off relationship implies that
A) there is no relationship between inflation and unemployment, at least in the long run.
B) the government can fine-tune the economy and generate both the natural rate of unemployment and zero inflation.
C) the government can fine-tune the economy and pick the most preferred combination of unemployment and inflation.
D) low unemployment can be obtained only by generating rapidly increasing inflation.
C
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A) non-institutional population 13 years and over plus people on active duty in the military. B) non-institutional population 16 years and over plus people on active duty in the military. C) non-institutional population 18 years and over. D) civilian non-institutional population 16 years and over.
If you were building a macroeconomic model that explores the effect of an increase in income tax rates on the size of the labor force, the endogenous variable(s) would be
A) income tax rates. B) the size of the labor force. C) both income tax rates and the size of the labor force. D) neither income tax rates nor the size of the labor force.
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A. $6,250 B. $3,750 C. $4,250 D. $5,750