Macroeconomics (Book Only)
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ISBN: 9781285738314
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 1VQP
To determine
Illustrate diagrammatically how a self-regulating economy removes itself from a recessionary gap.
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Figure-1 shows the recessionary gap as follows:
In Figure-1, the horizontal axis measures the real
If the economy is in the recessionary gap, then the level of output is less than the full employment level. Since there is surplus in the labor market, wage rate decreases, and it shifts the short-run
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Chapter 9 Solutions
Macroeconomics (Book Only)
Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 1STCh. 9.1 - Prob. 2STCh. 9.1 - Prob. 3STCh. 9.2 - Prob. 1STCh. 9.2 - Prob. 2STCh. 9.2 - Prob. 3STCh. 9.3 - Prob. 1STCh. 9.3 - Prob. 2STCh. 9.3 - Prob. 3STCh. 9 - Prob. 1VQP
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