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AP Macroeconomics: Chapter 15 Flashcards

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9649126968short runa period in which nominal wages (and other input prices) are unresponsive to changes in the price level0
9649126969long runa period in which nominal wages are fully responsive to changes in the price level1
9649126972Phillips Curvethe inverse relationship between the rate of inflation and unemployment2
9649126973stagflationhigher rates of both inflation and unemployment3
9649126974aggregate supply shockseither an inflation shock or a shock to a country's potential national outpu4
9649126975disinflationreductions in the inflation rate from year to year5
9649126976supply-side economicsviews aggregate supply as active rather than passive in explaining changes in the price level and unemployment6
9649126977Laffer Curvesuggests that it is possible to lower tax rates and increase tax revenues, thus avoiding a budget deficit because the policies will result in less tax evasion and avoidance7
9649136063Long-run vertical Phillips CurveThe Phillips Curve after all nominal wages have adjusted to changes in the rate of inflation; a line emanating straight upward at the economy's natural rate of unemployment8

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