Chapter 11: Q. 32 (page 292)
How is long-term growth illustrated in an AD/AS model?
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In an AD/AS diagram, a progressive rightward shift of aggregate supply shows long-run economic growth due to productivity gains over time.
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Chapter 11: Q. 32 (page 292)
How is long-term growth illustrated in an AD/AS model?
In an AD/AS diagram, a progressive rightward shift of aggregate supply shows long-run economic growth due to productivity gains over time.
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Table 11.4 describes Santher's economy.
| 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?
If new government regulations require firms to use a cleaner technology that is also less efficient than what they previously used, what would the effect be on output, the price level, and employment using the AD/ AS diagram?
Why would an economist choose either the neoclassical perspective or the Keynesian perspective, but not both?
Suppose the level of structural unemployment increases. How would you illustrate the increase in structural unemployment in the AD/AS model? Hint: How does structural unemployment affect potential GDP?
What is potential GDP?
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