Chapter 4 Inflation and Deflation
... measured over a shorter period of time. For example, if a radio report states that "consumer prices rose at an inflation rate of four percent last quarter," that would typically mean than the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (the most quoted index) rose over the last three months at an a ...
... measured over a shorter period of time. For example, if a radio report states that "consumer prices rose at an inflation rate of four percent last quarter," that would typically mean than the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (the most quoted index) rose over the last three months at an a ...
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 ...
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... by a 5 percent increase in the prices of the goods they buy. Continued inflation becomes the normal state of affairs, and people “build it into” their daily decision-making process. For example, they expect the price of a car to be 5 percent higher next year. ...
... by a 5 percent increase in the prices of the goods they buy. Continued inflation becomes the normal state of affairs, and people “build it into” their daily decision-making process. For example, they expect the price of a car to be 5 percent higher next year. ...
Syllabus and Semester Specific Guidelines
... The purpose of this Macroeconomics course is to give you, the student, a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. I believe in this course, because during this semester, you will develop an understanding of how economic forces influence the U ...
... The purpose of this Macroeconomics course is to give you, the student, a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. I believe in this course, because during this semester, you will develop an understanding of how economic forces influence the U ...
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... for ecologically-friendly products, leading more firms to choose production methods that increase the ecological quality of forest land (e.g., Upton and Bass 1996). While the argument is appealing, little economic analysis exists to address the issue, and analysts like Kiker and Putz (1997) focus on ...
... for ecologically-friendly products, leading more firms to choose production methods that increase the ecological quality of forest land (e.g., Upton and Bass 1996). While the argument is appealing, little economic analysis exists to address the issue, and analysts like Kiker and Putz (1997) focus on ...
Macroeconomic Policy Coordination in a Competitive Real
... growth. This has become a popular view among development economists and practitioners supported by a body of recent research which has documented a robust positive relationship between RER levels and economic growth, especially in developing countries.1 The literature has interpreted this correlatio ...
... growth. This has become a popular view among development economists and practitioners supported by a body of recent research which has documented a robust positive relationship between RER levels and economic growth, especially in developing countries.1 The literature has interpreted this correlatio ...
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... Similarly, price stability, which had been achieved for long periods before the 1930s, has not been consistently observed since that time. In every year in the lifetimes of most students enrolled in this course, the general level of prices has risen. ...
... Similarly, price stability, which had been achieved for long periods before the 1930s, has not been consistently observed since that time. In every year in the lifetimes of most students enrolled in this course, the general level of prices has risen. ...
T2- Economics
... •Elasticity tells us how much quantity demanded or supplied changes when there is a change in price. The more the quantity changes, the more elastic the good or service. Products whose quantity supplied or demanded does not change much with a change in price are considered inelastic. •Utility is the ...
... •Elasticity tells us how much quantity demanded or supplied changes when there is a change in price. The more the quantity changes, the more elastic the good or service. Products whose quantity supplied or demanded does not change much with a change in price are considered inelastic. •Utility is the ...
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... and the other is not. A key result is that trade and capital movements are complements in financially less developed countries. While labor is perfectly mobile across sectors, capital allocation is exogenous (like in a specific factors model), reflecting (i) a fixed measure of entrepreneurs entering ...
... and the other is not. A key result is that trade and capital movements are complements in financially less developed countries. While labor is perfectly mobile across sectors, capital allocation is exogenous (like in a specific factors model), reflecting (i) a fixed measure of entrepreneurs entering ...
Chapter 14
... quantity of real GDP demanded and the price level when all other influences on expenditure plans remain the same. Other things remaining the same, • When the price level rises, the quantity of real GDP demanded decreases. • When the price level falls, the quantity of real GDP demanded increases. ...
... quantity of real GDP demanded and the price level when all other influences on expenditure plans remain the same. Other things remaining the same, • When the price level rises, the quantity of real GDP demanded decreases. • When the price level falls, the quantity of real GDP demanded increases. ...
Chapter 7 Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, and the Self
... D) inability of an increase in real balances to raise the level of output. 57) The Pigou effect refers to the fact that autonomous expenditures may depend on A) interest rates and variations in the perceived value of money balances. B) the real money supply and variations in the perceived value of m ...
... D) inability of an increase in real balances to raise the level of output. 57) The Pigou effect refers to the fact that autonomous expenditures may depend on A) interest rates and variations in the perceived value of money balances. B) the real money supply and variations in the perceived value of m ...
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... The factor reversal test ensures if both a price and quantity index were calculated, then their product would equal the value ratio5. In order to use index numbers for measuring the change in farm-level productivity from a technology change, information on prices and quantities―for both inputs and o ...
... The factor reversal test ensures if both a price and quantity index were calculated, then their product would equal the value ratio5. In order to use index numbers for measuring the change in farm-level productivity from a technology change, information on prices and quantities―for both inputs and o ...
Are the Effects of Monetary Policy Asymmetric?
... of lenders and borrowers under different monetary conditions. When the Fed raises its policy rates, market rates tend to rise accordingly. One might expect that banks would simply pass these higher rates on to their borrowers. While this is true to an extent, raising loan rates too high could increa ...
... of lenders and borrowers under different monetary conditions. When the Fed raises its policy rates, market rates tend to rise accordingly. One might expect that banks would simply pass these higher rates on to their borrowers. While this is true to an extent, raising loan rates too high could increa ...
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... If output price is constant and only factor prices are increasing (PC > 0 and PW > 0) the total unit input rate of change has to be negative in order to avoid a growth of the total unit cost (i*). ...
... If output price is constant and only factor prices are increasing (PC > 0 and PW > 0) the total unit input rate of change has to be negative in order to avoid a growth of the total unit cost (i*). ...
Lecture 4: Productivity, Output, and Unemployment in the Short Run
... • A naïve argument is that of Technological unemployment—a concept associated with the technocracy movement during the Great Depression (and Luddites and Saboteurs)—that unemployment comes from the introduction of machinery. • In its crudest form, the argument that technological progress must lead t ...
... • A naïve argument is that of Technological unemployment—a concept associated with the technocracy movement during the Great Depression (and Luddites and Saboteurs)—that unemployment comes from the introduction of machinery. • In its crudest form, the argument that technological progress must lead t ...
Overview of the International Comparison
... world economy. For example, the share of health and investment expenditure in rich countries in national currencies overstates their real health services and understates their investment compared to poor countries, when account is taken of their relative prices, which is the task of the ICP. 6. The ...
... world economy. For example, the share of health and investment expenditure in rich countries in national currencies overstates their real health services and understates their investment compared to poor countries, when account is taken of their relative prices, which is the task of the ICP. 6. The ...
krugman ir macro module 28(64).indd
... Make sure students understand that the aggregate supply curve represents the behavior of the firms. When demand increases, some firms can increase price immediately, even though their costs of production may not change. This causes the short-run aggregate supply curve to slope upward. You may have t ...
... Make sure students understand that the aggregate supply curve represents the behavior of the firms. When demand increases, some firms can increase price immediately, even though their costs of production may not change. This causes the short-run aggregate supply curve to slope upward. You may have t ...
Understanding Inflation and the Implications for
... In other words, to what extent would a Phillips curve-type mechanism come into play? How would the rapid rise and subsequent decline in the relative prices of food and energy feed through to the general price level? Could one see signs of relative price pass-through in inflation expectations or wage ...
... In other words, to what extent would a Phillips curve-type mechanism come into play? How would the rapid rise and subsequent decline in the relative prices of food and energy feed through to the general price level? Could one see signs of relative price pass-through in inflation expectations or wage ...