In the past two decades, the government of Qatar has made significant investments to increase the level of infrastructure and human capital in the country. Suppose the accompanying graph illustrates the aggregate demand (AD), short‑run aggregate supply (SRAS), and long‑run aggregate supply (LRAS) curves for Qatar before these investments were made. Assume all three curves were impacted by these investments. Adjust the graph to show Qatar’s new long‑run macroeconomic equilibrium.

Interpret the change you drew on the previous graph by filling in the blanks in the following paragraph: The lower-than-expected price level causes firms to earn more profit than they expected on each unit of output they produce, and, therefore, they decrease their production level. At the same time, the real value of wages and other resource prices are lower than workers and firms expected when they signed long-term contracts. As a result, the economy as a whole produces at a level below the unemployment rate is lower than its natural rate. its potential output, and Now, suppose prices remain lower than expected. As a result, in the next round of labor negotiations, unions accept lower wages for their members. The following graph shows the potential output for this economy as well as the same initial short-run aggregate supply curve as in the first graph. Shift one or both of these lines to illustrate how the economy adjusts to a new long-run equilibrium. PRICE LEVEL 180 SRAS 150…

The task I am struggling with: The economy is in short-run macroeconomic equilibrium at point E1 in the accompanying diagram (see the picture). Based on the diagram, answer the following questions. a) Is the economy facing an inflationary or recessionary gap? b) What policies can the government implement that might bring the economy back to long-run macroeconomic equilibrium? Illustrate with a diagram. c) If the government did not intervene to close this gap, would the economy return to long-run macroeconomic equilibrium? Explain and illustrate with a diagram.Thank you very much for your help.

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. Which of the following variables are measured as part of this index?  Check all that apply. Supplier deliveries   The ratio of elderly to nonelderly workers   New orders for consumer goods   Stock prices   The money supply     True or False: Businesses and government care only about long-run economic forecasts, because they cannot adapt policy or output to accommodate short-run fluctuations. False   True     Suppose the most recent data show that the average initial weekly claims for unemployment insurance have recently decreased. This change suggests  ____ period in the coming months.