MGEB06H3 Chapter : Week 10 chapter notes

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lavenderdonkey6

6 Dec 2010

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UTSC

Department

Economics for Management Studies

Course

MGEB06H3

Professor

Jack Parkinson

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How the short run and the long run differ. The model of aggregate supply and aggregate demand. N when prices are fixed, output also depends on the demand for goods and services. N aggregate demand (ad) the negative relationship between the price level and the aggregate quantity of output demanded that arises from the interaction between the goods market and the money market. The long run: the vertical aggregate supply curve. The short run: the horizontal aggregate supply curve. From the short run to the long run. N monetary policy is an important component of stabilization policy because the money supply has a powerful impact on ad. Summary: economies experience short-run fluctuations in economic activity, measured most broadly by real gdp. These fluctuations (business cycles) are evident in many macroeconomic variables. In particular, when gdp growth declines, the unemployment rate rises above its natural rate.

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Economists forecast future economic conditions by studying variables that tend to fluctuate in advance of the overall economy. The most significant of these variables are known as leading indicators, and they compose the index of leading economic indicators.

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MGEB06H3 Chapter : Week 10 chapter notes

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