In the economy of Orange this year, the natural rate of unemployment is 5% and the expected inflation rate is 4%.
Draw and clearly label a long run Phillips curve and a short run Phillips curve to show this situation. Be sure to label the axes. If asked for numerical answers, use the grid lines in the graph and round to the nearest .5.
We have the following information
Natural rate of unemployment = 5%
Expected rate of inflation = 4%
Phillips curve is given by the following equation
π = πe – ϵ(u – u*)
In the above
π = Actual inflation
πe = Expected inflation
u = Actual unemployment rate
u* = Natural rate of unemployment rate
ϵ = Measures the responsiveness of inflation to unemployment
π = 0.04 – ϵ(u – 0.05)
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