Natural rate of unemployment (NAIRU): The unemployment rate at which inflation is stable; the rate corresponding to the long-run Phillips curve.
How to apply it: Identify the NAIRU as the unemployment rate consistent with stable inflation, equal to the natural rate of unemployment.
Course: AP Macroeconomics · Unit: Long-Run Consequences of Stabilization Policies
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