L11 Econ 1021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13-14: Tax Rate, Money Supply, Great Moderation

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28 Apr 2017

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L11 Econ 1021

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Increased % increased r% decrease c, ip decreased pae decreases y: the fed also responds to a recessionary gap. Why: the fed may wish to reduce the target inflation rate itself. Changes in resources/technology: changes in inflation expectations. Inflation shocks: increase in resources or a productivity enhancing technological change will shift the as to the right, decrease in resources or any event that reduces productivity will shift the as to the left, changes in inflation expectation: 2000 fueled largely by new stock issues by internet giants like netscape, aol, Amazon, etc: led to large increases in household wealth, led to a rightward shift in ad and an expansionary gap, the dot-com bubble burst in march 2000. 1970s and then further out: great recession, in 2009 us real gdp was roughly 8% below potential output. Core inflation (minus volatile items like food and energy) fell from 2. 7% in 2007 to 0. 7% in. 2009: the events most often cited as causes, 1.

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The AS/AD model is an excellent way to understand how specific policies and actions affect output and prices in an economy. Think about these questions as you discuss this topic:

What is the aggregate demand (AD) curve? What are the components of AD? What factors can shift the AD curve?

What is the difference between the long-run aggregate supply curve and the short-run aggregate supply curve?

What is MPC? How does the spending multiplier work?

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1. If the price level doubles and the real output doesn't change, then nominal output also doubles.
2. Inflation makes it less difficult to interpret the information conveyed by prices.

3. Laissez-faire economists oppose government intervention in the market process.

4. Active demand management policies are based on the work of JohnMaynard Keynes.

5. In the AS/AD model, as the price level rises, the real value of assets increases, causing consumption to increase. This is one reason why the aggregate demand curve slopes down.

6. The short-run aggregate supply curve is upward sloping in part because increases in aggregate demand cause some firms to increase their price markups.

7. If productivity and wages both raises by 3 percent, then the short-run aggregate supply curve does not shift.

8. The long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical because all prices adjust in the long run.

9. If the economy is not in long-run equilibrium and other things are equal, then prices will eventually adjust to bring the economy to long-run equilibrium.

10. Most economists agree that it is possible for fiscal policy to fine-tune the economy.

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In the AD-AS model, stagflation does not persist, because the working of the self-correcting mechanism of the economy _____ the level of output and _____ the price level until the economy eventually returns to a long-run equilibrium state, where actual output _____ potential output.

	decreases; decreases; falls short of
	increases; decreases; equals
	decreases; increases; exceeds
	decreases; increases; equals
	increases; decreases; exceeds

The LRAS curve is drawn as a vertical line at potential output (Y*) to indicate that

	Y* is independent of the price level and that actual output Y > Y* in the long run
	Y* equals actual output (Y) in the long run
	Y* is independent of the price level and that actual output Y = Y* in the long run
	Y* is independent of the price level
	Y* is independent of the price level and that actual output Y < Y* in the long run

Stagflation arises in the context of the AD-AS model when some external factor causes

	the LRAS curve to shift to the right
	the AD curve to shift leftwards
	the SRAS curve to shift downwards
	the SRAS curve to shift upwards
	the AD curve to shift rightwards

If the SRAS curve is positively sloped, then a decrease in the demand for Canadian-made goods in Europe will lead to _____ in the price level, in the short run.

	either an increase or a decrease
	no change
	an increase
	a decrease
	an initial increase, and then a decrease

Which of the following will shift the aggregate demand curve to the right?

	Consumers become pessimistic about the future
	A new technology is developed that will increase profits
	Income taxes are raised
	Foreign economies fall into recession, reducing their demand for domestic exports
	The government reduces purchases to balance the budget

Suppose a stock market crash decreases the stock of household wealth and therefore causes autonomous consumption to fall. Which of the following is the likely result?

	A leftward shift the AD curve
	There will be no movement of the AD curve
	A movement down the AD curve
	A movement up the AD curve
	A rightward of the shift the AD curve

An economy is characterized by the AD equation P = 200 ? 0.02Y, SRAS equation P = 100 and LRAS equation Y* = 5000. In the absence of any change in policy or exogenous shocks, this economy will achieve a long-run price level of

	100
	110
	120
	90
	105

The AD-AS model depicts a self-correcting economy. This means that the price level in the model adjusts automatically in response to a(n) _____ gap, so as to eliminate the _____ gap in the long run, without requiring any help from government policies.

	recessionary; recessionary
	recessionary; expansionary
	expansionary; expansionary
	output; output
	expansionary; recessionary

The aggregate demand curve shows

	the amount of planned aggregate expenditure (and output) at the current price level
	the amount of planned aggregate expenditure (and output) at an average price level
	the amount of planned aggregate expenditure (and output) at a constant price level
	the amount of planned aggregate expenditure (and output) at various price levels
	the amount of planned aggregate expenditure (and output) at last year's price level

Consider an economy initially at long-run equilibrium with output (Y) equal to potential output (Y*). If the SRAS is positively sloped, then a shift to the right of the AD curve will lead to _____ in the price level, in the short run. In the long run, the SRAS curve will shift to the _____ and the equilibrium will be at __________.

	an increase; left; Y = Y*
	a decrease; right; Y > Y*
	an increase; right; Y = Y*
	a decrease; left; Y > Y*
	no change; left; Y = Y*

L11 Econ 1021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13-14: Tax Rate, Money Supply, Great Moderation

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