The mainstream view among economists is that a. no tradeoff exists between unemployment and inflation, either in the short run or in the long run. b. society faces a tradeoff between unemployment and inflation, but only in the short run. c. society faces a tradeoff between unemployment and inflation, both in the short run and in the long run. d. society faces a tradeoff between unemployment and inflation, but only in the long run.

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Vincent Tanner

5 February, 16:45

The mainstream view among economists is that a. no tradeoff exists between unemployment and inflation, either in the short run or in the long run. b. society faces a tradeoff between unemployment and inflation, but only in the short run. c. society faces a tradeoff between unemployment and inflation, both in the short run and in the long run. d. society faces a tradeoff between unemployment and inflation, but only in the long run.

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Ralph David · Answer 1

b. society faces a tradeoff between unemployment and inflation, but only in the short run

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Mainstream economics follows rational choice theory, which assumes that individuals make decisions that will maximize their own utility, and uses statistics and mathematical models to demonstrate theories and evaluate various economic developments.