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An economy can expect to move from one short-run Phillips curve to a lower short-run curve if:

A) the rate of inertial inflation rises.
B) worker's anticipations about inflation are diminished.
C) the rate of unemployment is pushed above the NAIRU.
D) fiscal policy increases aggregate demand in the face of a recession.
E) none of the above.

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