Chapter 22: Q.22 (page 582)
Consider an economy described by the following:
C = \(4 trillion
I = \)1.5 trillion
Short Answer
Aggregate output with is trillion and is trillion.
Chapter 22: Q.22 (page 582)
Consider an economy described by the following:
C = \(4 trillion
I = \)1.5 trillion
Aggregate output with is trillion and is trillion.
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For each of the following situations, describe how (if at all) the IS, MP, and AD curves are affected.
a. A decrease in financial frictions
b. An increase in taxes and an autonomous easing of monetary policy
c. An increase in the current inflation rate
d. A decrease in autonomous consumption
e. Firms become more optimistic about the future of the economy.
f. The new Federal Reserve chair begins to care more about fighting inflation.
A measure of real interest rates can be approximated by the Treasury Inflation-Indexed Security, or TIIS. Go to the St. Louis Federal Reserve FRED database, and find data on the five-year TIIS (FII) and the personal consumption expenditure price index
(PCECTPI), a measure of the price index. Choose “Quarterly” for the frequency setting for the TIIS, and choose “Percent Change From Year Ago” for the unitssetting on (PCECTPI). Plot both series on the samegraph, using data from through the most currentdata available. Use the graph to identify periods of autonomous monetary policy changes. Briefly explain your reasoning.
What would be the effect of an increase in U.S. net exports on the aggregate demand curve? Would an increase in net exports affect the monetary policy curve? Explain.
"Autonomous monetary policy is more effective at changing output when is higher." Is this statement true, false, or uncertain Explain your answer.
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