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The National Economy · Summer Term

The Phillips Curve

Students explore the short-run and long-run relationship between inflation and unemployment.

Key Questions

  1. Explain the short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment as depicted by the Phillips Curve.
  2. Analyze the factors that can shift the short-run Phillips Curve.
  3. Differentiate between the short-run and long-run Phillips Curves and their policy implications.

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

A-Level: Economics - Inflation and UnemploymentA-Level: Economics - Macroeconomic Performance
Year: Year 12
Subject: Economics
Unit: The National Economy
Period: Summer Term

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