Refer to Figure 27-1. Suppose the economy is in short-run equilibrium below potential GDP and no fiscal or monetary policy is pursued. Using the static AD-AS model in the figure above, this would be depicted as a movement from

You lend $5,000 to a friend for one year at a nominal interest rate of 10%. The CPI over that year rises from 180 to 190. What is the real rate of interest you will earn?

A) 0% B) 4.4% C) 5.5% D) 5.8%

In the early 1980s, the disinflation in the United States

a. was accompanied by rapidly growing deficits. b. was costless in terms of output and employment effects. c. was the result of a well-publicized expansionary monetary policy. d. did not result in a severe recession.