Give examples of factors that decrease aggregate supply. Which way does the AS curve shift?
What will be an ideal response?
Aggregate supply decreases if potential GDP decreases. A rise in the money wage rate or the money price of other resources such as the price of oil raises firms' costs and decreases aggregate supply. The AS curve shifts leftward.
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A. 3 percent B. 7 percent C. 1 percent D. 4 percent
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A. There is no nudge involved. B. An information nudge C. An advantageous default option nudge D. A pricing nudge
If the Consumer Price Index decreases, who will be harmed?
A. Savers B. Creditors C. Debtors D. Savers and creditors
Assuming that, over a given period, the value of transactions in current dollars is $8 trillion and the money stock is $500 billion. What is the transaction velocity of money?
a. .0625 b. 12 c. 16 d. None of the above