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Evaluating a Policy Statement on Inflation
A government official makes the following statement: 'Our recent fiscal stimulus has successfully boosted the economy, leading to lower unemployment. The resulting increase in inflation is because the stimulus immediately caused workers and firms to expect higher inflation, fundamentally worsening the trade-off between inflation and unemployment.'
Critically evaluate this statement. Does it accurately describe the initial process of demand-pull inflation? Justify your answer by explaining the immediate effect of a positive aggregate demand shock on the economy's position relative to its pre-existing inflation-unemployment relationship.
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Figure 4.15: Illustration of Demand-Pull Inflation