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Inflation and unemployment: a layperson's guide to the Phillips curve

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  • John A. Weinberg

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  • Jeffrey M. Lacker & John A. Weinberg, 2007. "Inflation and unemployment: a layperson's guide to the Phillips curve," Economic Quarterly, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, vol. 93(Sum), pages 201-227.
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