Chapter 11: 28 (page 292)
Will the shift of SRAS to the right tend to make the equilibrium quantity and price level higher or lower? What about a shift of SRAS to the left?
Chapter 11: 28 (page 292)
Will the shift of SRAS to the right tend to make the equilibrium quantity and price level higher or lower? What about a shift of SRAS to the left?
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Price Level | AD | AS |
50 | 1000 | 250 |
60 | 950 | 580 |
70 | 900 | 750 |
80 | 850 | 850 |
90 | 800 | 900 |
a. Plot the AD/AS curves and identify the equilibrium.
b. Would you expect unemployment in this economy to be relatively high or low?
c. Would you expect prices to be a relatively large or small concern for this economy?
d. Imagine that input prices fall and so AS shifts to the right by units. Identify the new equilibrium. e. How will the shift in AS affect the original output, price level, and employment?
How is the natural rate of unemployment
illustrated in an AD/AS model?
How is cyclical unemployment illustrated in an AD/AS model?
What is stagflation?
During spring 2016 the Midwestern United States, which has a large agricultural base, experiences above- average rainfall. Using the AD/AS diagram, what is the effect on output, the price level, and employment?
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