Financial crises, such as the one that impacted many developed countries starting in 2007, decrease banks' ability and willingness to make loans. Decreased availability of credit decreases businesses' ability to make investment purchases and consumers' ability to buy goods and services. As a result, a financial crisis is a negative shock for an economy. The following graph shows an economy's aggregate demand curve and its short-run and long-run aggregate supply curves after a financial crisis has pushed it into recession. Suppose that the government decides not to use stabilization policy and allows the economy to adjust on its own. Determine which curve, the aggregate demand curve or the short-run aggregate supply curve, shifts when the economy adjusts in the long run. Use either the purple line (triangle symbols) to plot a new aggregate demand curve or the tan line (dash symbols) to plot a new short-run aggregate supply curve, to show the economy in long-run equilibrium. Make sure the curve you plot is parallel to one of the existing curves. (Note: You can check the slope of a line by hovering over it with your cursor.) PRICE LEVEL 200 180 140 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 LRAS New AD SRAS New SRAS 2 66 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 REAL GDP (Trillions of dollars) Help Clear All Which of the following statements best describes how the economy will adjust on its own in the long run? Nominal wages rise and the SRAS curve shifts to the left until the economy is back at the long-run equilibrium. Low unemployment contributes to an increase in aggregate demand. The aggregate demand curve shifts to the right until the economy is back at the long-run equilibrium. Nominal wages fall and the SRAS curve shifts to the right until the economy is back at the long-run equilibrium. High unemployment contributes to a decrease in aggregate demand. The aggregate demand curve shifts to the left until the economy is back at the long-run equilibrium.

Question: A recent article (federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2020049pap.pdf) published by the Federal Reserve (the central bank of the USA), suggests "the massive lockdown of the economy" has led to "a large negative demand shock. However, an accompanying increase in unemployment benefits has increased the income of some low-and middle-income households at least temporarily, which could helpfully support aggregate demand". The excerpt above suggests an increase in household income, which might lead to improved aggregate demand. a. Draw a diagram to explain the above situation to show the impact of increased income and how it affects aggregate demand.

Start with a brief introduction that explains use of Government policy to control the economy. When is it appropriate to use monetary and fiscal policy to stimulate or stabilize the economy? Look at both. When is it inappropriate to use monetary and fiscal policy to stimulate or stabilize the economy? Look at both. What specific fiscal policy tools would you use to stimulate aggregate demand and how? What specific monetary policy tools would you use to stimulate aggregate demand and how? What is your conclusion, should policymakers use the monetary and or fiscal policy, or a combination of both, to stimulate aggregate demand? Explain your reasoning.

The following graph shows the economy in long-run equilibrium at the expected price level of 120 and the natural level of output of $600 billion. Suppose a stock market boom increases household wealth and causes consumers to spend more. Shift the short-run aggregate supply (AS) curve or the aggregate demand (AD) curve to show the short-run impact of the stock market boom. 240 AS 200 AD 160 AS 120 80 AD 40 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 OUTPUT (Billions of dollars) In the short run, the increase in consumption spending associated with the stock market expansion causes the price level to the price level people expected and the quantity of output to the natural level of output. The stock market boom will cause the unemployment rate to the natural rate of unemployment in the short run. Again, the following graph shows the economy in long-run equilibrium at the expected price level of 120 and the natural level of output of $600 billion, before the increase in consumption spending associated with…