kt 7 Flashcards
cost push inflation
inflation caused by rising cost pressures (Falling aggregate supply)
Quantity theory of money
Classical theory explaining inflation as the result of excessive monetary growth MV=PQ
Phillips curve (short run)
inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment in the macro economy, occurring in the short run following a change in aggregate demand
Phillips curve (long run)
Relationship between rate of wage inflation and unemployment in the macro economy, occurring over the long run following a change in aggregate demand and consequent adjustment in the labour market
Monetarism
The belief that monetary policy is the only way for government to effectively run the macro economy
Keynesianism
the belief that the macro economy can reach an equilibrium with much unemployment and that then expansionary fiscal policy is a more effective solution then monetary policy