Explain whether each of the following events will increase, decrease, or have no effect on longrun aggregate supply.  The United States experiences a wave of immigration. Congress raises the minimum wage to $15 per hour. Intel invents a new and more powerful computer chip. A severe hurricane damages factories along the East Coast.

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  1. Explain whether each of the following events will increase, decrease, or have no effect on longrun aggregate supply
    • The United States experiences a wave of immigration.
    • Congress raises the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
    • Intel invents a new and more powerful computer chip.
    • A severe hurricane damages factories along the East Coast.
  2. Explain whether each of the following events shifts the short-run aggregate-supply curve, the aggregate-demand curve, both, or neither. For each event that does shift a curve, note the direction. 
    • Households decide to save a larger share of their income.
    • Florida orange groves suffer a prolonged period of below-freezing temperatures.
    • Increased job opportunities overseas cause many people to leave the country.
    • A pandemic causes 500,000 deaths and millions infected.
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