Classical and Keynesian Macro Analyses Introduction Among the many factors influencing the rate of GDP growth is the volume of business regulation. Concerns about terrorism have multiplied the amount of documentation that must accompany cargo arriving in U.S. ports. How does this affect real GDP? Slide 11-2 Learning Objectives Discuss the central assumptions of the classical model Describe the short-run determination of equilibrium GDP and the price level in the classical model Explain the
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inflation is 12 percent during the year. 5. The value of your money income‚ in terms of buying goods and services‚ is referred to as your money’s A) staying power. B) rigidity factor. C) purchasing power. D) transaction cost. 6. GDP figures may understate the value of goods and services due to A) the exclusion of the underground economy. B) the inclusion of household production. C) the inclusion of legal non-reported‚ non-taxed income. D) the exclusion of the value of stocks
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Regression Analysis and Forecasting Models A forecast is merely a prediction about the future values of data. However‚ most extrapolative model forecasts assume that the past is a proxy for the future. That is‚ the economic data for the 2012–2020 period will be driven by the same variables as was the case for the 2000–2011 period‚ or the 2007–2011 period. There are many traditional models for forecasting: exponential smoothing‚ regression‚ time series‚ and composite model forecasts‚ often involving
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Question: “The Keynesian income – expenditure model assumes that the macro economy can be fine tuned and controlled in the same way as an engine in a car”. Evaluate the validity of this assertation. The economics is concerned of the production and consumption of goods or services. It also deals with the problem of scarcity. It can be divided into two sections‚ microeconomics and macroeconomics. The microeconomics deals the demand and supply for the individual part of the economy. The macroeconomics
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Let us first understand the components of the AD/AS model‚ so we can determine and identify the factors which play a part in the level of output in the economy‚ and learn how the government intervenes in order to implement macro-policies in order to increase output‚ and the effects of these policies on the economy. The AD/AS model shows the combinations of both the aggregate demand curve and the aggregate supply curve. The aggregate demand curve shows the combinations of the price level and level
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In 1893 French economist Joseph Bertrand developed his Bertrand model of competition from his review of Antoine Cournots study of a Spring Water duopoly. His criticism lay with how firms in oligopolies compete. In his model firms compete with prices rather than Cornots quantities. (REFERENCE TO SPANISH JOURNAL) The model consists of two firms who set prices simultaneously and independently (HUGH GRAVIELLE AND AY REES‚ MICROECONOMICES)‚ jean tiral explains this as when one firm sets its price it
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1. Suppose during 2012 there is a sudden unanticipated burst of inflation. Consider the situations faced by the following individuals—who gains and who loses? a. A homeowner whose wages will keep pace with inflation during the year‚ but whose monthly mortgage payments will remain fixed. This person has gained. Nominal income is income that you receive in a given time period and it is measured in current dollars. Real income is nominal income adjusted for inflation and is the purchasing power
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NAME: Firdausi Ali COURSE: NCUK/IFY MODULE: Economics (coursework 2) DATE GIVEN: 10th February‚ 2013 DATE TO BE SUBMITTED: 02nd March‚ 2013 TUTOR: Mr. Lawal G. and Mr. Adedeji QUESTION Keynesian solution to unemployment was higher public spending which through the multiplier process would generate income and more jobs. Explain how this solution works and are there other solutions to the problem of unemployment? INTRODUCTION The world is facing a serious problem of
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Understanding Equilibrium in the IS/LM Model 1995 version Prof. Humberto Barreto1 Introduction: This brief work is designed to provide additional ammunition for the student in the ongoing war against IS/LM confusion and ignorance. The author has claimed in his Notes on Macroeconomic Theory (1995) that‚ There should be no mystery or uncertainty surrounding the IS/LM analysis at this point. IS/LM curves are simply a short-cut to finding the equilibrium values for income and interest rate. There
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Keynesian Economics Keynesian economics is the view that in the short run‚ especially during recessions‚ economic output is strongly influenced by aggregate demand . In the Keynesian view‚ aggregate demand does not necessarily equal the productive capacity of the economy; instead‚ it is influenced by a host of factors and sometimes behaves erratically‚ affecting production‚ employment‚ and inflation The theories forming the basis of Keynesian economics were first presented by the British economist John
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