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Macro Chap.15
Chapter 15
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
12/02/2009

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Term
Short-run Phillips Curve
Definition
A curve that shows the relationship between the inflation rate and unemployment rate when the natural unemployment rate and theexpected inflation rate remain constant
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Okun's Law
Definition
Fir each percentage point that the unemployment rate is above the natural unemplyment rate, real GDP is 2 percentage points below potential GDP
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Long-Run Phillips Curve
Definition
The vertical Line that shows the relationship between inflation and unemployment when the economy is at full employment
Term
Expected Inflation Rate
Definition
The inflation rate that people forecast and use to set the money wage rate and other money prices
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Natural Rate Hypothesis
Definition
The proposition that when the mony growth rate changes, the unemployment rate changes temporarilyand eventually returns to the natural unemployment rate
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