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Why can Business Cycles be bad for an Economy?

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Recessions–> Unemployment

Booms–> Inflation + Bubbles (potentially)

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What is a Recession?

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  • Economic Contraction
  • Period of Decreased Real Incomes + Increased Unemployment
    2 Consecutive Quarters of Negative Real GDP Growth
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What is a Depression?

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Severe Recession

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What are the 3 main Facts about Economic Fluctuations?

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  1. Economic Fluctuations are Irregular + Unpredictable
  2. Most Macroeconomic quantities fluctuate together
  3. As Output falls–> Unemployment Rises
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What are the 2 main building blocks of Classical Economic Theory for SR Fluctuations?

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Classical Dichotomy

Monetary Neutrality

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What is Classical Dichotomy?

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Separating Nominal + Real Variables

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What is Monetary Neutrality?

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Changes in M.S affect Nominal but NOT Real variables

- Can examine determinants of Real Variables without reference to Nominal variables

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According to Classical Economic Theory, what happens in SR?

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Assumption of Monetary Neutrality- No longer appropriate
- Real + Nominal variables are intertwined
- Changes in M.S- can temporarily push Real GDP away from its LR trend
THEREFORE- Need a NEW SR Model

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What is Controversial about Real Business Cycle Theory?

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Business Cycles occur Naturally- NOT due to Sticky Prices

- Trying to remove Cycles- Distort Market Mechanism- worsen situation

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What does the AD-AS model show?

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Explains SR fluctuations in Economic activity around LR trend
- Focusses on relationship between Prices + Real GDP

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What does AD show?

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Quantity of G+S Households, Firms, Gov. + Customers Abroad want to Buy at each Price Level

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What is the Price Level?

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Aggregate Price Index- e.g. GDP Deflator, CPI etc.

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What 3 things explain why AD is Downward Sloping?

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  • Wealth Effect - C
  • Interest-rate Effect - I
  • Exchange Rate Effect - NX
    Assume G is a Fixed Policy
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What is the Wealth Effect?

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Decreased Price Level –> Increased Value of Money –> Consumer feels Wealthier + Increases C –> Increased AD

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What is the Interest-rate Effect?

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Decreased Price Level –> Need to hold less Money–> Reduced M.D –> Increases Private Savings–> Increased S of Loanable Funds–> Decreased I.R –> Increased I–> Increased AD

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What is the Exchange Rate Effect?

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Fall in UK Price Level –> Decreased I.R–> Increased NCO + S of £ on FX Market–> Fall in £ ER–> Increased X + Decreased M–> Increased NX–> Increased AD

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If Price Levels Increase, what happens to C, I + NX?

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  1. Consumers Poorer- Decreased C
  2. Increased I.R- Decreased I
  3. Increased £ ER- Decreased NX
    Decreased Qd for G+S
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What is the relationship between P and QD for G+S?

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NEGATIVE- AD Downward Sloping

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What can cause AD to Shift?

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Changes in C, I, G + NX

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What changes in C can Shift AD?

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Events that change how much people want to consume at a Given Price Level
- e.g. Change in Taxes, Wealth…

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What changes in I can Shift AD?

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Events that change how much firms want to invest at a Given Price Level
- e.g. Better Technology, Changes in Taxes or M.S

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What changes in G can Shift AD?

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Policy makers can change G at a Given Price Level

- e.g. Build new roads

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What changes in NX can Shift AD?

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Events that change NX for a Given Price Level

- e.g. Recession in Trading Partners

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What does AS show?

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Quantity of G+S firms Produce + Sell at a Given Price Level

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What is LRAS?
Price Level does NOT affect LR determinants of GDP - Supplies of Labour, Capital, Natural Resources + Technology matter for LRAS - Classical Dichotomy + Monetary Neutrality hold
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Where is LRAS Vertical?
At Natural Rate of Output | - Production of G+S in LR when Unemployment at NRU
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What causes a Shift in LRAS?
- Changes in Labour- immigration, births, policy to change Frictional + Structural Unemployment - Changes in Capital- affects Productivity - Changes in Natural Resources - Changes in Technology + Technological Knowledge
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What can shift in LR?
Both AD + LRAS
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What does Technological Progress lead to?
Continual Shift of LRAS to Right
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In LR- what type of Policy shifts AD to Right?
Monetary Policy
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What is the Result of AD + LRAS shifting to the Right?
Continuing Growth in Output | - Continuing Inflation
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In SR- how are Price Level + Qs of G+S related?
- Increased Price Level--> Increased Prices + Profitability--> Increased Qs of G+S - Decreased Price Level--> Decreased Prices + Profitability--> Decreased Qs of G+S
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What 3 things explain why SRAS is Upward Sloping?
- Sticky-Wage Theory - Sticky-Price Theory - Misperceptions Theory Cause Output to deviate from Natural Level due to Actual P ≠ Expected P
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What happens if P rises above Expected Level?
Output Increases ABOVE Natural Rate
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What is Sticky-Wage Theory?
- Nominal Wages- Slow to adjust to changing Econ. conditions- due to fact Labour contracts are fixed in Medium Term - Nominal Wages- based on Expected Prices- Do NOT respond immediately when Actual deviates from Expected
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Under Sticky-Wage Theory, what happens if Price Level < Expected Level?
Firms- Incentive to Reduce Output- Wages/Prices Higher than expected --> Increased CoPs--> Hire less workers
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Under Sticky-Wage Theory, what happens if Price Level > Expected Level?
Firms- Incentive to Increase Output- Wages/Prices Lower than expected --> Decreased CoPs--> Hire more workers
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What is Sticky-Price Theory?
Prices of some G+S: - Slow to Adjust + Menu Costs
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Under Sticky-Price Theory, what happens if Price Level < Expected Level?
Some Firms have Higher Prices than desired --> Decreased Sales + Decreased Output
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What is Misperceptions Theory?
Changes in Overall Price Level- can temporarily mislead supplier about changes in Individual Markets - Mistakenly Infer changes in absolute Prices as a change in Relative Prices - Suppliers respond to changes in level of Prices--> Changes in Qs of G+S
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Under Misperceptions Theory, what happens if Price Level < Expected Level?
Some suppliers might think this represents Reduced Relative Demand for their Product--> Reduced Output
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How is Qs calculated?
Qs = NRO + a( Actual PL - Expected PL ) | where a determines how much output responds to Unexpected changes in PL
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What happens to SRAS in LR + why?
In LR- Actual Prices = Expected Prices | --> SRAS = LRAS
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What causes a Shift in SRAS?
Changes in: Labour, Capital, Natural Resources, Technological Knowledge - Expected Price Increases--> SRAS LEFT Shift

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