KOF - ETH Zürich
... • How the Short Run Differs from the Long Run • Most economists believe that classical theory describes the world in the long run but not in the short run. • Changes in the money supply affect nominal variables but not real variables in the long run. • The assumption of monetary neutrality is not ap ...
... • How the Short Run Differs from the Long Run • Most economists believe that classical theory describes the world in the long run but not in the short run. • Changes in the money supply affect nominal variables but not real variables in the long run. • The assumption of monetary neutrality is not ap ...
2) The misery index in 1980 exceeded 25.
... the unemployment rate fell even though less people are working (feel free to Google it). Using the formula for the unemployment rate, show how this, the idea that the unemployment rate can fall even though less people are employed, is not as unusual as one may think. Be specific as to what happens, ...
... the unemployment rate fell even though less people are working (feel free to Google it). Using the formula for the unemployment rate, show how this, the idea that the unemployment rate can fall even though less people are employed, is not as unusual as one may think. Be specific as to what happens, ...
Challenges Facing Central Bankers Today: A
... from consumer spending and corporate investment to government debt levels and net exports. The ‘risk-free’ interest rate set by a central bank serves as the foundation upon which all other lending rates are built, and therefore it effectively dictates the cost of borrowing for all. In other words, i ...
... from consumer spending and corporate investment to government debt levels and net exports. The ‘risk-free’ interest rate set by a central bank serves as the foundation upon which all other lending rates are built, and therefore it effectively dictates the cost of borrowing for all. In other words, i ...
This PDF is a selection from a published volume from... Research Volume Title: International Dimensions of Monetary Policy
... empirical evidence pertaining to the effects of globalization on product and labor markets. It would be too easy to dismiss any inflationary effects stemming from globalization with the argument that its impact will essentially and ultimately result in a change in relative prices and that, ceteris par ...
... empirical evidence pertaining to the effects of globalization on product and labor markets. It would be too easy to dismiss any inflationary effects stemming from globalization with the argument that its impact will essentially and ultimately result in a change in relative prices and that, ceteris par ...
Aggregate Supply Curve
... an expansion is a sustained rise in real output a contraction is a sustained fall in real output a peak is the point in the business cycle at which real output is at its highest a trough is the point in the business cycle at which real output is at its lowest Copyright © 2005 by McGraw-Hill Ryerson ...
... an expansion is a sustained rise in real output a contraction is a sustained fall in real output a peak is the point in the business cycle at which real output is at its highest a trough is the point in the business cycle at which real output is at its lowest Copyright © 2005 by McGraw-Hill Ryerson ...
Multiple Choice
... c. result in decreases in the interest rate and real GDP, which are then followed by increases in the interest rate which offset some of the change in real GDP d. result in decreases in the interest rate and increases in real GDP, which are then followed by increases in the interest rate which offse ...
... c. result in decreases in the interest rate and real GDP, which are then followed by increases in the interest rate which offset some of the change in real GDP d. result in decreases in the interest rate and increases in real GDP, which are then followed by increases in the interest rate which offse ...
The stability of full employment
... the price level effect is permanent and therefore cumulative whereas the price expectations effect is just a-once-for-all-shift, can already be found in Phillips (1954, 310f.). As Keynes had recognised, the price expectations effect will be destabilising only when expectations are formed by extrapol ...
... the price level effect is permanent and therefore cumulative whereas the price expectations effect is just a-once-for-all-shift, can already be found in Phillips (1954, 310f.). As Keynes had recognised, the price expectations effect will be destabilising only when expectations are formed by extrapol ...
PL 1 - Alvinisd.net
... • In the years following Phillips' 1958 paper, many economists in the advanced industrial countries believed that his results showed that there was a permanently stable relationship between inflation and unemployment. • One implication of this for government policy was that governments could control ...
... • In the years following Phillips' 1958 paper, many economists in the advanced industrial countries believed that his results showed that there was a permanently stable relationship between inflation and unemployment. • One implication of this for government policy was that governments could control ...
1999 South-Western College Publishing
... The neo-Keynesians believe that a fall in the unemployment rate causes the rate of inflation to increase, and a rise in the rate of inflation causes the rate of unemployment to decrease ©1999 South-Western College Publishing ...
... The neo-Keynesians believe that a fall in the unemployment rate causes the rate of inflation to increase, and a rise in the rate of inflation causes the rate of unemployment to decrease ©1999 South-Western College Publishing ...
INFLATION
... factors can increase aggregate demand to start a demand-pull inflation, only an ongoing increase in the quantity of money can sustain it. Demand-pull inflation occurred in Canada during the late 1960s and early 1970s. © Pearson Education Canada, 2003 ...
... factors can increase aggregate demand to start a demand-pull inflation, only an ongoing increase in the quantity of money can sustain it. Demand-pull inflation occurred in Canada during the late 1960s and early 1970s. © Pearson Education Canada, 2003 ...
Chapter 15 Inflation A Monetary Phenomenon
... increasing is unnecessary. When inflation occurs, the price level will continue to rise until action is taken to stop it. Hence, the distinction between an increase in the price level and inflation is an important one. 2. Why is the CPI the most widely cited measure of inflation in the United States ...
... increasing is unnecessary. When inflation occurs, the price level will continue to rise until action is taken to stop it. Hence, the distinction between an increase in the price level and inflation is an important one. 2. Why is the CPI the most widely cited measure of inflation in the United States ...
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... • If the inflation rate varies too much for workers and businesses to ignore it and if last year’s inflation rate is a good guide to inflation this year, individuals are likely to hold adaptive expectations – inflation will be forecasted by assuming that this year will be like last year – forecast w ...
... • If the inflation rate varies too much for workers and businesses to ignore it and if last year’s inflation rate is a good guide to inflation this year, individuals are likely to hold adaptive expectations – inflation will be forecasted by assuming that this year will be like last year – forecast w ...
The Role of Contractionary Monetary Policy in the Great Recession
... gluts of goods and services (i.e., recessions) can be caused by increases in the demand for financial assets like money. If the money supply or velocity falls, either prices or real economic activity must fall in response. Since prices do not immediately adjust downward, output and employment usuall ...
... gluts of goods and services (i.e., recessions) can be caused by increases in the demand for financial assets like money. If the money supply or velocity falls, either prices or real economic activity must fall in response. Since prices do not immediately adjust downward, output and employment usuall ...
29.3 aggregate demand
... amount of consumption goods that people plan to buy today and increases aggregate demand. An increase in expected future inflation increases aggregate demand today because people decide to buy more goods and services before their prices rise. An increase in expected future profit increases the inves ...
... amount of consumption goods that people plan to buy today and increases aggregate demand. An increase in expected future inflation increases aggregate demand today because people decide to buy more goods and services before their prices rise. An increase in expected future profit increases the inves ...
An Estimation of Inflation Threshold for Nigeria 1970-2008
... Obviously, most literatures insist that high persisting rates of inflation alter the innate potential of the levels of economic growth in the long-run in any given economy (Goncalves and Salles 2008, Lin and Ye 2009). These authors also acknowledge the fact that it is most essential to empirically p ...
... Obviously, most literatures insist that high persisting rates of inflation alter the innate potential of the levels of economic growth in the long-run in any given economy (Goncalves and Salles 2008, Lin and Ye 2009). These authors also acknowledge the fact that it is most essential to empirically p ...
chapter summary
... convinced that policy is important and that this course gives them the tools to form their own opinions about the efficacy of macroeconomic policy. 2. A basic problem underlying the active–passive debate concerns the question of whether the lags in implementing discretionary policy are shorter than ...
... convinced that policy is important and that this course gives them the tools to form their own opinions about the efficacy of macroeconomic policy. 2. A basic problem underlying the active–passive debate concerns the question of whether the lags in implementing discretionary policy are shorter than ...
Lecture Notes
... labor supply and the marginal product of labor, not the price level or inflation rate. ...
... labor supply and the marginal product of labor, not the price level or inflation rate. ...
Special Focus: Mastering Economic Thinking Skills
... The study, practice, and teaching of microeconomics has been fairly straightforward for many years. When teaching the subject at its most basic level, we attempt to explain how individual decision makers allocate scarce resources in the most efficient possible manner. The theoretical technique used ...
... The study, practice, and teaching of microeconomics has been fairly straightforward for many years. When teaching the subject at its most basic level, we attempt to explain how individual decision makers allocate scarce resources in the most efficient possible manner. The theoretical technique used ...