THE PHILLIPS CURVE BY J.A.SACCO
The Phillips Curve 2 Named after A.W. Phillips, Br. Economist (1950’s) Illustrates the twin objectives of price stability(inflation) and full employment is extremely difficult to achieve Conflict results from the fact that the price level begins to rise before the economy reaches full employment
The Phillips Curve 3 Unemployment Rate Inflation Rate The Phillips curve implies a policy trade-off between inflation and unemployment. 1)How does the Phillips Curve relate to the AD/AS Model. ? 2) How does a shift of AD and AS relate to both? 3) What are the causes of a shift of the SRPC? SRPC LRPC
The Phillips Curve 4 Unemployment Rate Inflation Rate SRPC LRPC 1)What does the LRPC represent? represent 2) How does the LRPC shift?