CHAPTER 7
1. a. True. b. True. c. False. d. False. e. True. f. False. g. False.
2. a. IS right, AD right, AS up, LM up, Y same, i up, P up
b. IS left, AD left, AS down, LM down, Y same, i down, P down
3.a.WSPSASADLMISYiP
Short run:upsameupsameupsamedownupup
Medium run:upsameupsameupsamedownupup
b.
WS
PS
AS
AD
LM
IS
Y
i
P
Short run:sameupdownsamedownsameupdowndown
Medium run:sameupdownsamedownsameupdowndown
4. a. After an increase in the level of the money supply, output and the interest-rate eventually
return to the same level. However, monetary policy is useful, because it can accelerate the return to the natural level of output.
b. In the medium run, investment and the interest rate both change with fiscal policy.
c. False. Labor market policies, such as unemployment insurance, can affect the natural level
of output.
*5. a. Open answer. Firms may be so pessimistic about sales that they do not want to borrow at any interest rate.
b. The IS curve is vertical; the interest rate does not affect equilibrium output.
c. No change.
d. The AD curve is vertical; the price level does not affect equilibrium output.
e. The increase in z reduces the natural level of output and shifts the AS curve up. Since the
AD curve is vertical, output does not change, but prices increase. Note that output is above its natural level.
f. The AS curve shifts up forever, and prices keep increasing forever. Output does not change, and remains above its natural level forever.
6. a. The natural level of output is Yn. Assuming that output starts at is natural level, P0= M0- (1/c)*Yn
b. Assuming that Pe=P0: Y = 2cM0-cP=2cM0-cP0-cdY+cdYn
Recalling that Yn=c(M0-P0): Y= Yn + (c/(1+c d))*M0
c. Investment goes up because output is higher and the interest rate is lower.
d. In the medium run, Y = Yn
e. In the medium run, investment returns to its previous level, because output and the interest rate return to their previous levels.