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The Phillips Curve Describing an Economy Takes the Form U α\alpha

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The Phillips curve describing an economy takes the form u = un - α\alpha ( π\pi - E π\pi ) . The central bank directly sets the inflation rate to minimize the following loss function, L(u, π\pi ) = u + γ\gamma π\pi 2. The symbol u denotes the unemployment rates, un is the natural rate of unemployment, π\pi is the inflation rate, E π\pi is the expected inflation rate, and α\alpha and γ\gamma are behavioral response parameters of the economy. Private agents form their expectations rationally before the central bank sets the inflation rate. In an economy in which the central bank dislikes inflation much more than unemployment:


A) α\alpha will be very large.
B) α\alpha will be very small.
C) γ\gamma will be very large.
D) γ\gamma will be very small.

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