Principles of Economics 2e
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ISBN: 9781947172364
Author: Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro
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Chapter 24, Problem 54CTQ
Explain why the short-run
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Ch. 24 - Describe the mechanism by which supply creates its...Ch. 24 - Describe the mechanism by which demand creates its...Ch. 24 - The short run aggregate supply curve was...Ch. 24 - In the AD/AS model, what prevents the economy from...Ch. 24 - Suppose the U.S. Congress passes significant...Ch. 24 - Suppose concerns about the size of the federal...Ch. 24 - How would a dramatic increase in the value of the...Ch. 24 - Suppose Mexico, one of our largest trading...Ch. 24 - A policymaker claims that tax cuts led the economy...Ch. 24 - Many financial analysts and economists eagerly...
Ch. 24 - What impact would a decrease in the size of the...Ch. 24 - Suppose, after five years of sluggish growth, the...Ch. 24 - Suppose the Federal Reserve begins to Increase the...Ch. 24 - If the economy is operating in the neoclassical...Ch. 24 - If the economy is operating In the Keynesian zone...Ch. 24 - What is says law?Ch. 24 - What is Keynes; law?Ch. 24 - Do neoclassical economists believe in Keynes law...Ch. 24 - Does Says law apply more accurately in the long...Ch. 24 - What is on the horizontal axis of the AD/AS...Ch. 24 - What is the economic reason why the SRAS curve...Ch. 24 - What are the components of the aggregate demand...Ch. 24 - What are the economic reasons why the AD curve...Ch. 24 - Briefly explain the reason for the near-horizontal...Ch. 24 - Briefly explain the reason for the near-vertical...Ch. 24 - What is potential GDP?Ch. 24 - Name some factors that could cause the SRAS curve...Ch. 24 - Will the shift of SRAS to the right tend to make...Ch. 24 - What is stagflation?Ch. 24 - Name some factors that could cause AD to shift,...Ch. 24 - Would a shift of AD to the right tend to make the...Ch. 24 - How is long-term growth illustrated in an AD/AS...Ch. 24 - How is recession illustrated in an AD/AS model?Ch. 24 - How is cyclical unemployment illustrated in an...Ch. 24 - How is the natural rate of unemployment...Ch. 24 - How is pressure for inflationary price increases...Ch. 24 - What are some of the ways in which exports and...Ch. 24 - What is the Keynesian zone of the SRAS curve? How...Ch. 24 - What is the neoclassical zone of the SRAS curve?...Ch. 24 - What is the intermediate zone of the SRAS curve?...Ch. 24 - Why would an economist choose either the...Ch. 24 - On a microeconomic demand curve, a decrease in...Ch. 24 - Economists expect that as the labor market...Ch. 24 - If new government regulations require firms to use...Ch. 24 - During spring 2016 the Midwestern United States,...Ch. 24 - Hydraulic fracturing (tracking) has the potential...Ch. 24 - Some politicians have suggested tying the minimum...Ch. 24 - If households decide to save a larger portion of...Ch. 24 - If firms become more optimistic about the future...Ch. 24 - If Congress cuts taxes at the same time that...Ch. 24 - Suppose the level of structural unemployment...Ch. 24 - If foreign wealth-holders decide that the United...Ch. 24 - The AD/AS model is static. It shows a snapshot of...Ch. 24 - Explain why the short-run aggregate supply curve...Ch. 24 - Explain why the short-run aggregate supply curve...Ch. 24 - Why might it be important for policymakers to know...Ch. 24 - In your view, is the economy currently operating...Ch. 24 - Are Says law and Keynes law necessarily mutually...Ch. 24 - Review the problem in the Work It Out titled...Ch. 24 - The imaginary country of Harris Island has the...Ch. 24 - Table 24.4 describes Santhers economy. Plot the...
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- Draw a macro equilibrium using AD/AS. Clearly label all important points on your graph. Show how an expansionary Fiscal Policy affects the equilibrium price level and GDP. What can be said about the trade off between inflation and unemployment in this model?arrow_forwardUse the AD - AS model in the figure below to answer the following questions. Suppose the economy is currently experiencing an inflationary gap, without any government policy intervention, the economy would move from ◻ a) C to D b) B to A c) C to B d) A to E e) E to Aarrow_forwardChanges in short run aggregate supply can be caused by changes in? Explain?arrow_forward
- Take a look again at Figure 1 (originally from the page in the text titled "Neoclassical and Keynesian Perspectives in the AD-AS Model.") Price Level Pn Pi Pk ADK AD Yk ADn Ek Keynesian zone Real GDP Ei LRAS En SRAS Neoclassical zone Intermediate zone Yi Yn Figure 1. Keynes, Neoclassical, and Intermediate Zones in the Aggregate Supply Curve. Near the equilibrium Ek, In the Keynesian zone at the far left of the SRAS curve, small shifts in AD, elther to the right or the left, will affect the output level Yk, but will not much affect the price level. In the Keyneslan zone, AD largely determines the quantity of output. Near the equilibrium En. In the neoclassical zone at the far right of the SRAS curve, small shifts in AD, elther to the right or the left, will have relatively little effect on the output level Yn, but Instead will have a greater effect on the price level. In the neoclassical zone, the near-vertical SRAS curve close to the level of potential GDP largely determines the…arrow_forwardConsider a standard AD-AS model. If the SRAS curve is steep, a temporary tax cut leads to a relatively small increase in inflation and relatively large decrease in unemployment.Answer true, false, or uncertain. Please briefly explain your answer.arrow_forwardThe figure to the right illustrates the dynamic AD-AS model. Suppose the economy is in equilibrium in the first period at point (A). In the second period, the economy reaches point (B). What policy would the federal government likely pursue in order to move AD₂ to AD2, policy and reach equilibrium (point C) in the second period? A. Increase government spending B. Open market purchase of government securities C. Increase taxes D. All of the above C GDP deflator 103 102 100 LRAS₁ LRAS2 OB с SRAS₁ SRAS2 AD2, (policy) AD1 14.34.4 14 Real GDP ($trillions) AD2arrow_forward
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