The Phillips Curve

Originally this showed the relationship between Money Wages and Unemployment,
More commonly it is used for the relationship between Inflation and Unemployment.

Diagram of Phillips Curve

· Keynesians argue that as Output rises Unemployment falls, but there is a trade off of higher inflation

· As AD falls unemployment will rise but inflation will fall

· As Output increases there is an increase in demand for labour, therefore unemployment falls. However the increase in the price level indicates there has been a rise in inflation

· Keynesians argue that the evidence of the 1950s and 1960s suggest that there was a trade off between unemployment and inflation

 

 

 

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