IS-MP Flashcards
what is aggregate expenditure?
the total amount of goods and services that people want to buy across the whole economy
what is the formula for aggregate expenditure?
AE = C + I + G + NX
what are the four components of AE?
Consumption: when households buy goods and services
Planned Investment: when businesses purchase new capital, excluding unplanned changes in inventories
Gov. Purchases: when gov. buys goods and services
Net Exports: spending by foreigners on Canadian made exports, less spending by Canadians on foreign-made imports
what is macroeconomic equilibrium?
occurs when the quantity of output that buyers collectively want to purchase is equal to the quantity of output that suppliers collectively produce
Y = AE
what happens to inventories when output is greater than expenditure?
inventories increase
what happens to inventories when output is less than expenditure?
inventories decrease
what determines output in the short run?
demand conditions
what determines output in the long run?
supply
what happens when actual GDP > potential GDP?
the economy will overheat as it exceeds the economy’s max. sustainable output
what is potential output?
the level of GDP at which all resources are fully employed. it is determined by the available supply of labour, human and physical capital, and technological progress
what is actual output?
the actual level of GDP
this may fail to meet the potential as AE ebbs and flows
what is the output gap?
the difference between actual and potential output, measured as a percentage of potential output
what is the formula for output gap?
( actual - potential ) / potential * 100
when is there a + gap?
when actual > potential
when is there a - gap?
when actual < potential
what is equilibrium GDP?
describes the level of GDP at the point of macroeconomic equilibrium
what is potential GDP?
the economy’s highest sustainable level of production and is determined by available inputs
what is real interest rate?
- may be the most important price in the economy
- represents the opportunity cost of spending
- is the price that determines this year’s AE
- is a lever policy makers use to influence the economy
what do low interest rates boost?
low interest rates increase consumption, investment, government purchases, net exports.
therefore, low interest rates increase aggregate expenditure, and therefore increase GDP, and ultimately increase the output gap
what is the IS curve?
illustrates how lower real interest rates raise spending and hence GDP, leading to a more positive output gap
what is on either axis of the IS curve?
vertical axis - real interest rate
horizontal axis - output gap
what type of slope is the IS curve?
downward sloping
how do changing interest rates affect the IS curve?
leads to a movement along the IS curve
as interest rate decreases, moves right along the curve
as interest rate increases, moves left along the curve