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AD-AS Model Flashcards

1
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For AD-AS model, what are the labels for the

  1. X-Axis
  2. Y-Axis
A
  1. X-Axis: real GDP

2. Y-Axis: Price

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What does the AD-AS model stand for?

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Aggregate Demand-Aggregate Supply

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What does the AD-AS model show?

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Phases of the business cycle and how different events can lead to changes in real GDP and inflation

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What is SRAS?

How does it appear on the AD-AD model?

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Short Run Aggregate Supply curve

Slopes upward on AD-AS model

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How does the AD/Aggregate Demand curve appear on the AD-AS model?

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Downward sloping

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What is LRAS?

How does it appear on the AD-AD model?

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Long Run Aggregate Supply curve.

Vertical line at full employment output.

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What are two metrics that can be determined at the equilibrium point on the AD-AS model?

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Equilibrium price level
Equilibrium output (RGDP)
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Why is the SRAS curve upward sloping, while the LRAS is vertical?

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In the short run, supply does temporarily respond to changes in price/cost. Quantity increases when price rises.
In the long run, only capital/labor/technology affect aggregate supply because economy is assumed to be functioning optimally. Supply will be the same at any level of demand, but changes in capital/labor/technology will shift the entire curve to a new real GDP.

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What is the difference between a supply curve shift and moving up/down the curve?

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Movement up/down the curve changes at different levels of price (and for SRAS curve, different levels of AD).
A shift is supply curve occurs due to a change in costs/price, such as an increase in raw material price or labor wage cost.

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On the AD-AS model, how will higher oil prices affect a SRAS curve?

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It would shift the entire curve to to the left, because the same quantity of output will be at a higher price level.

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On the AD-AS model, how will higher Aggregate Demand affect a SRAS curve?

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There will be upward-right movement along the upward sloping curve, with a new equilibrium point where AD meets SRAS. The SRAS does not shift.

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What factors affect the LRAS curve?

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All factors of production

  1. Size of workforce
  2. Size of capital stock
  3. Education of workforce
  4. Labor productivity
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Does growth in the size of the labor force affect SRAS or LRAS?
How does it affect it?

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LRAS

This would shift the LRAS curve to the right

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Do increased labor wage costs affect SRAS or LRAS?

How does it affect it?

A

SRAS

This would shift the SRAS curve to the left

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What is the difference between the Classical vs. Keynesian view of the LRAS curve?

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Classical: LRAS is vertical (inelastic) at potential real GDP
Keynesian: LRAS is elastic (horizontal, then upward sloping) up to potential real GDP, at which point it becomes vertical/inelastic. In other words, there is spare capacity of supply up to a point, at which capacity is reached.

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What is it called when the equilibrium point of SRAS/AD is to the left of the LRAS vertical curve? What is happening in this scenario?

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Output gap
Economy in the graph is in a recession
(picture an “x” draft on the graph, with a vertical line to the right of the intersection point of the x. Horizontal distance is the output gap)

17
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Where is LRAS on the AD-AS model?

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At full employment output

18
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What does long-run equilibrium look like on an AD-AS model?

A

An “x” where SRAS and AD meet, and LRAS running vertically through the intersection. This represents SRAS and LRAS equilibrium with AD at the same point, at full employment output.

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What is happening when the equilibrium point of SRAS/AD is to the right of the LRAS vertical curve?

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An economy is (short run) producing beyond full employment output.

20
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What are the three “zones” on a supply curve in a Keynesian AD-AS model?

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  1. Keynesian zone (lower left, flatish curve)
  2. Intermediate zone
  3. Neoclassical zone (upper right, line trends vertical)
21
Q

On a Keynesian AD-AS model, where does the intermediate zone shift to the neoclassical zone?

A

At potential GDP/full employment output.

22
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What is Keynes Law? Why does this result in a sloping AS curve on a Keynesian AD-AS model vs. vertical AS curve on neoclassical?

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Keynes Law: demand creates its own supply
Changes in aggregate demand cause changes in real GDP and employment (whereas the neoclassical model states that aggregate demand has no effect on LRAS)

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Keynesian Zone of Keynesian AS-AD model

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Left/flat side of the curve
Movements in AD affect output, but little effect on price/inflation. Associated with high unemployment, unused fixed assets, and recession.

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Neoclassical Zone of Keynesian AS-AD model

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Right/vertical side of the curve

Movements in AD affect price/inflation, but little effect on output.

25
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Say’s Law

A

Supply creates its own demand

26
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Which law is associated with the Neoclassical Zone of the AS curve?

A

Say’s Law

“supply creates its own demand”, so changes in aggregate demand affect price but not output

27
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Which law is associated with the Keynesian Zone of the AS curve?

A

Keynes’ Law

“demand creates its own supply”, so changes in aggregate demand affect output but not price

28
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What occurs in the Keynesian Zone of the AD-AS model?

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Equilibrium level of real GDP is far below potential GDP.

Recession, high unemployment, low inflation.

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What occurs in the Intermediate Zone of the AD-AS model?

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GDP output is just below potential GDP. A shift in aggregate demand will either increase unemployment & decrease inflation, or decrease unemployment & increase inflation.

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What occurs in the Neoclassical Zone of the AD-AS model?

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Equilibrium level of real GDP is at/near potential GDP. Unemployment is low, price/inflation could be a concern.

31
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Which may occur in the Neoclassical Zone of the AD-AS Keynesian Model:

  • structural unemployment
  • cyclical unemployment
  • both
  • neither
A

Structural Unemployment.

Cyclical unemployment is low, because output is performing at or near full employment. Economy is not in recession.

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Which may occur in the Keynesian Zone of the AD-AS Keynesian Model:

  • structural unemployment
  • cyclical unemployment
  • both
  • neither
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Both.
There is always some level of (natural) Structural Unemployment.
In the Keynesian Zone of the supply curve, the economy is in recession so Cyclical Unemployment will be high.

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