Chapter 22: Q 20. (page 582)
Use an IS curve and an MP curve to derive graphically the AD curve.
Short Answer
The aggregate demand would show a negative relationship between price and output.
Chapter 22: Q 20. (page 582)
Use an IS curve and an MP curve to derive graphically the AD curve.
The aggregate demand would show a negative relationship between price and output.
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(a) Derive expressions for the MP curve and the AD curve.
(b) Calculate the real interest rate and aggregate output whenand
(c) Draw a graph of the MP curve and the AD curve, labeling the points given in part (b).
Assume that the monetary policy curve is given by
r = 1.5 + 0.75p.
a. Calculate the real interest rate when the inflation rate
is 2%, 3%, and 4%.
b. Draw a graph of the MP curve, labeling the points
from part (a).
c. Assume now that the monetary policy curve is given
by r = 2.5 + 0.75p. Does the new monetary policy
curve represent an autonomous tightening or loosening
of monetary policy?
d. Calculate the real interest rate when the inflation rate
is 2%, 3%, and 4%, and draw the new MP curve,
showing the shift from part (b).
A measure of real interest rates can be approximated by the Treasury Inflation-Indexed Security, or TIIS. Go to the St. Louis Federal Reserve FRED database, and find data on the five-year TIIS (FII5) and the personal consumption expenditure price index
(PCECTPI), a measure of the price index. Choose “Quarterly” for the frequency setting for the TIIS, and choose “Percent Change From Year Ago” for the unitssetting on (PCECTPI). Plot both series on the samegraph, using data from 2007 through the most currentdata available. Use the graph to identify periods of autonomous monetary policy changes. Briefly explain your reasoning.
Why does the MP curve necessarily have an upward slope?
what does this imply about the relationship between the nominal interest rate and the inflation rate?
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