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AP Macro Economics
Basic Macroeconomics
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Economics
12th Grade
01/17/2010

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interest rate

Definition

 

 

ireal=inorminal-rate of inflation

 

Change in i -> change in exchange rate [ER]

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Who supply loanable funds?

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Individual saving, business, government, foreigner

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Who demands loanable funds?

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Individual loans, business loans, government, foreigner

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What happens when the money supply increases?

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The economy can grow.

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Quality theory of money

Definition

 

 

mv=PQ

 

m=money supply

v=velocity of money

P= price level

Q=GDPr

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Real interest rate

Definition

 

 

Interest rate that is adjusted to inflation

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Nominal interest rate

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The interest rate unadjusted for inflation.

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What happens when interest rate decreases?

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There is more business.

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Aggregate Demand

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AD=C+I+G+Xd-Im

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What does change in money supply do?

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Change in Ms-> change in ir-> change in I->change in AD-> change in GDPn-> change in price level and RGDP

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Cost-Push inflation

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When the cost of production rises, there are changes in SRAS and PL

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Demand-pull inflation

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When there is too much demand relative to quantity supplied, there are changes in AD and PL

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Money Market

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Liquidity preference[Md]

The money market is affected by the change in interest rate nominal.

The Ms is perfectly inelastic.

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Loanable Funds Market

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Very similar to the normal S&D graph, but the y-axis is ir.

Loanable funds are affected by the real interest rate.

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How can interest rates be shifted?

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When there is a change in either DLF or SLF

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How can SRAS be shifted?

Definition

 

 

By the changes in cost of production [land, labor, capital]

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Inflationary gap

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When [AD=SRAS]> LRAS.

On the right side of the LRAS in the AS&AD graph.

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Recessionary gap

Definition

 

When [AD=ARAS]<LRAS.

On the left side of the LRAS.

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Stagflation

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When the price level is rising and the economy is in a recession.

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Three types of Unemployment

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Frictional- voluntary/healthy

Structural-Skills are no longer needed 

Cyclical-Business cycle

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