ECON282 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Nominal Rigidity, Potential Output

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The short run does not have a defined time period. Short run is described as the amount of time it takes for the economy to reach equilibrium. In the short run the focus is- why do we get recessions and expansions. Equilibrium= potential gdp= where the economy should be in the long run. Here, nothing is over/under used respectively (i. e. efficient usage of materials) When economy is not in equilibrium, it is due to booms or bust. Prices adjust quickly in the real world i. e. prices are not sticky. Believe that an economy is never out of equilibrium even in cases of expansion and recession. We encounter more negative shock than positive shock. They tell each group how to react to price changes. Negative shock is a shock that has negative impact. Example: wars can be both positive and negative- soldiers coming home creates more jobs which is a positive shock. Businesses change their prices approx. every 2 years.

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