Using aggregate demand and aggregate supply, explain what happens in the short run if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates in the economy. Be sure to detail what happens to aggregate demand, the price level, the level of GDP, and unemployment
Assume that the economy is at full employment before the interest rate increase.
An increase in the interest rate will cause aggregate demand to decline. Interest costs are part of the cost of borrowing and as they rise, both firms and households will cut back on spending. This shifts the aggregate demand curve to the left. This lowers equilibrium GDP below potential GDP. As production falls for many firms, they begin to lay off workers, and unemployment rises. The declining demand also lowers the price level. The economy is in recession.
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Combine a graph showing the interest parity condition and one showing money demand and supply to demonstrate simultaneous equilibrium in the money market and the foreign exchange market. How would an increase in the U.S
money supply affect the Dollar/Euro exchange rate and the U.S. interest rate? Illustrate your answer graphically and explain.
The concerns about the 2009 $787 billion stimulus by the Obama Administration were that
a. it was too small. b. it was too large. c. it was not well designed. d. Some economists opposed any stimulus whatsoever. e. All of the above.