Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:Inflation Rate (n)
15.0%
14.0%
13.0%
12.0%
11.0%
10.0%
9.0%
8.0%
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
U
1,000
2,000
3,000
4.000
5,000
real GDP will equal
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
LRAS
Real GDP (Y)
10,000
3 11,000
12,000
13,000
14,000
15,000
16,000
17,000
Moreover, the cyclical unemployment will equal
AD
SRAS
Forget about the previous question.
Short Run and
Consider the graph above. It is also in the files folder under the name
the Long Run. The graph pertains to a hypothetical country. The central bank in this
country (also called the Fed) follows an inflation targeting policy. The current target
inflation rate in 8 percent. The natural rate of unemployment is 5 percent and Okun's
alpha is 8.
units, equal to potential.
18,000
A pandemic comes and many people decide to retire out of fear of infection. This
causes the labor force to decrease. As a result, LRAS shifts to the left by 2,000 units.
In the short run, many people might confuse this with a recession. However, in the
short run, this event will cause the inflation rate to equal
percent.
19,000
20,000
percent and the
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