Phillips curve framework

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concept in macroeconomics economic theory macroeconomic framework

The Phillips curve framework is a macroeconomic concept that posits an inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment, shaping policymakers’ understanding of inflation dynamics and trade-offs in the postwar era.

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Label	Occurrences
Phillips curve	12
accelerationist Phillips curve	2
Friedman’s expectations-augmented Phillips curve	1
New Keynesian Phillips curve	1
Phillips curve framework canonical	1
expectations-augmented Phillips curve by Milton Friedman	1
traditional backward-looking Phillips curve	1

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Target entity: Phillips curve framework
Context triple: [Great Inflation, influencedBy, Phillips curve framework]

A. New Keynesian economics
New Keynesian economics is a modern macroeconomic framework that incorporates rational expectations and micro-founded price and wage rigidities to explain short-run economic fluctuations and justify active stabilization policy.
B. the "Volcker shock" in U.S. monetary policy
The "Volcker shock" in U.S. monetary policy refers to the dramatic interest rate hikes and tight monetary stance of the early 1980s aimed at breaking entrenched inflation, which triggered a deep recession but ultimately restored price stability and reshaped central banking practice.
C. Economic Confidence Model
The Economic Confidence Model is Martin Armstrong’s proprietary cyclical forecasting system that predicts economic and financial market turning points based on a recurring 8.6-year cycle.
D. Keynesian economics
Keynesian economics is a macroeconomic theory that emphasizes the role of aggregate demand and government intervention in stabilizing economic fluctuations and reducing unemployment.
E. Infitah economic policy
Infitah economic policy was Egypt’s 1970s “open-door” strategy that shifted the country from state-led socialism toward economic liberalization, foreign investment, and a greater role for the private sector.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Phillips curve framework
Target entity description: The Phillips curve framework is a macroeconomic concept that posits an inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment, shaping policymakers’ understanding of inflation dynamics and trade-offs in the postwar era.

A. New Keynesian economics
New Keynesian economics is a modern macroeconomic framework that incorporates rational expectations and micro-founded price and wage rigidities to explain short-run economic fluctuations and justify active stabilization policy.
B. the "Volcker shock" in U.S. monetary policy
The "Volcker shock" in U.S. monetary policy refers to the dramatic interest rate hikes and tight monetary stance of the early 1980s aimed at breaking entrenched inflation, which triggered a deep recession but ultimately restored price stability and reshaped central banking practice.
C. Economic Confidence Model
The Economic Confidence Model is Martin Armstrong’s proprietary cyclical forecasting system that predicts economic and financial market turning points based on a recurring 8.6-year cycle.
D. Keynesian economics
Keynesian economics is a macroeconomic theory that emphasizes the role of aggregate demand and government intervention in stabilizing economic fluctuations and reducing unemployment.
E. Infitah economic policy
Infitah economic policy was Egypt’s 1970s “open-door” strategy that shifted the country from state-led socialism toward economic liberalization, foreign investment, and a greater role for the private sector.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concept in macroeconomics ⓘ economic theory ⓘ macroeconomic framework ⓘ
appliesTo	short-run inflation-unemployment trade-off ⓘ
associatedWith	A. W. Phillips ⓘ
assumes	imperfect adjustment of expectations ⓘ short-run nominal rigidities ⓘ
basedOn	empirical relationship between inflation and unemployment ⓘ
contrastsWith	classical view of money neutrality in the long run ⓘ
coreIdea	higher unemployment is associated with lower inflation in the short run ⓘ lower unemployment is associated with higher inflation in the short run ⓘ
criticizedFor	breakdown during stagflation in the 1970s ⓘ instability of the inflation-unemployment relationship over time ⓘ policy ineffectiveness under rational expectations ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	long-run Phillips curve with no trade-off ⓘ
extendedBy	New Keynesian Phillips curve ⓘ linked to: New Keynesian economics forward-looking inflation expectations ⓘ models with nominal rigidities ⓘ
field	macroeconomics ⓘ
formalizedAs	expectations-augmented Phillips curve by Edmund Phelps ⓘ expectations-augmented Phillips curve by Milton Friedman ⓘ linked to: Phillips curve framework
hasVariant	New Keynesian Phillips curve ⓘ linked to: New Keynesian economics accelerationist Phillips curve ⓘ linked to: Phillips curve framework expectations-augmented Phillips curve ⓘ
implies	no long-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment under adaptive or rational expectations ⓘ
incorporates	expectations-augmented Phillips curve ⓘ output gap ⓘ role of inflation expectations ⓘ supply shocks ⓘ
influenced	design of inflation targeting regimes ⓘ output gap-based policy rules ⓘ
influencedPolicyIn	1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ postwar era ⓘ
originatesFrom	A. W. Phillips 1958 paper on wage inflation and unemployment in the United Kingdom ⓘ
positsRelationshipBetween	inflation ⓘ unemployment ⓘ
relatedTo	NAIRU concept ⓘ natural rate of unemployment ⓘ non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment ⓘ
relationshipType	inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment ⓘ
usedBy	central banks ⓘ fiscal authorities ⓘ macroeconomists ⓘ
usedIn	macroeconomic policy analysis ⓘ
usedToAnalyze	costs of disinflation ⓘ inflation dynamics ⓘ monetary policy trade-offs ⓘ output-inflation trade-offs ⓘ

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