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The next year it hit 5.4% even as unemployment changed little. 第二年，甚至在失业变化不大的情况下达到了5.4%。 The stagflation of the 1970s killed off the idea of a stable Phillips curve. 上世纪70年代滞张(stagflation)曾一度

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