Chapter 12: Macroeconomics (page 428)
How do you calculate aggregate demand?
Short Answer
By taking the sum of all the four components of aggregate demand
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Chapter 12: Macroeconomics (page 428)
How do you calculate aggregate demand?
By taking the sum of all the four components of aggregate demand
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Describe the short-run effects of each of the following shocks on the aggregate price level and on aggregate output.
a. The government sharply increases the minimum wage, raising the wages of many workers.
b. Solar energy firms launch a major program of investment spending.
c. Congress raises taxes and cuts spending.
d. Severe weather destroys crops around the world.
Suppose someone says, 鈥淯sing monetary or fiscal policy to pump up the economy is counterproductive 鈥攜ou get a brief high, but then you have the pain of inflation.鈥
a. Explain what this means in terms of the AD-AS model.
b. Is this a valid argument against stabilization policy? Why or why not?
How does aggregate demand effect economic growth?
A rise in productivity increases potential output, but some worry that demand for the additional output will be insufficient even in the long run. How would you respond?
Determine the effect on aggregate demand of each of the following events. Explain whether it represents a movement along the aggregate demand curve (up or down) or a shift of the curve (leftward or rightward).
a. A rise in the interest rate caused by a change in monetary policy
b. A fall in the real value of money in the economy due to a higher aggregate price level
c. News of a worse-than-expected job market next year
d. A fall in tax rates
e. A rise in the real value of assets in the economy due to a lower aggregate price level
f. A rise in the real value of assets in the economy due to a surge in real estate values
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