Ad As Model 1 - Introduction

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AD-AS model 1 (introduction)

1 Aggregate demand (AD)

11 Aggregate demand curve vs. demand curve

Aggregate demand curve Demand curve

Price level
Price

AD Demand

rGDP
Quantity
rGDP = real gross
domestic product
AD-Curve Demand curve
 refers to the whole economy  refers to a single market (e.g.
market for oranges)
 x-axis: Real GDP  x-axis: Quantity of oranges
 y-axis: Price level  y-axis: Price of oranges

12 AD = C + I + G + (X-M)
C = Consumption / I = Investment / G = Government spending /
X = Exports / M = Imports

13 Changes in AD

Movements along the AD-curve Shifts in AD

Price level (PL) Price level


1
AD
2 AD1
AD2 AD0
rGDP rGDP
If PL falls, then rGDP rises. Change in C,I,G,X or M:
If PL rises, then rGDP falls. 1 Increase in AD
(ceteris paribus in both cases) 2 Decrease in AD

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2 Aggregate supply (AS)

21 Short-run AS vs. long-run AS

Short-run AS (normal range) Long-run AS

Price level Price level


AS AS

rGDP rGDP
Some input prices (e.g. wages) are fixed. All input prices have changed.

22 Short-run AS and business cycle

1 Depression range; re-


3 sources are unemployed
(Keynesian range).

2 2 Normal range

1 3 Full-employment range
rGDP (classical range)

23 Changes in AS

Movements along the AS-curve Shifts in AS

Price level Price level


AS AS0
AS2 2 1
AS1

rGDP rGDP
If PL falls, then rGDP falls, too. Change input factors:
If PL rises, then rGDP rises, too. 1 Increase in AS (e.g. higher productivity)
(ceteris paribus in both cases) 2 Decrease in AS (e.g. less capital)

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3 Macroeconomic equilibrium

31 Equilibrium in general

A macroeconomic equilibrium exists where rGDP demanded equals rGDP supplied. At this
point, both rGDP and price level are determined.

Macroecomic equilibrium Short-run eq (equilibrium) equals long-run eq

Price level Price level


LRAS SRAS
AS
PL* PL*

AD AD
rGDP rGDP
rGDP* rGDP*
SRAS = Short-run aggregate supply
LRAS = Long-run aggregate supply

32 Examples of new equilibria

Shift in AD (e.g. rise in consumption) Shift in AS (e.g. rise in productivity)


Price level Price level
AS AS1
AS2

AD2
AD1 rGDP AD
rGDP

33 Gaps between the short-run equilibrium and the long-run situation

Recessionary gap Inflationary gap


Price level Price level
LRAS LRAS
SRAS SRAS
PL* gap PL* gap

AD AD
rGDP rGDP
rGDP* rGDP*

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