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What are the differences between demand-pull and cost-push inflation?
Demand-pull inflation is caused by increased demand, while cost-push inflation is caused by decreased supply due to increased costs.
What are the differences between nominal and real variables?
Nominal variables are measured in monetary units, while real variables are adjusted for inflation and measure actual quantities.
What are the differences between fiscal and monetary policy?
Fiscal policy involves government spending and taxation, while monetary policy involves managing the money supply and interest rates.
How do the causes of demand-pull and cost-push inflation differ?
Demand-pull inflation is caused by excess demand, while cost-push inflation is caused by rising production costs.
What are the different policy responses to demand-pull and cost-push inflation?
Demand-pull inflation can be addressed with contractionary policies, while cost-push inflation is more difficult to address and may require supply-side policies.
What is the difference between the short-run and the long-run effects of monetary policy?
In the short run, monetary policy can affect both nominal and real variables, while in the long run, it primarily affects nominal variables according to monetary neutrality.
What are the differences between lowering the reserve ratio and lowering the discount rate?
Lowering the reserve ratio allows banks to lend out more of their deposits, while lowering the discount rate makes it cheaper for banks to borrow from the Fed.
What are the differences between price level and real GDP?
Price level is the average of current prices across the entire spectrum of goods and services in the economy. Real GDP is inflation-adjusted measure that reflects the value of all goods and services produced by an economy in a given year.
What are the differences between AD and SRAS?
AD is the total demand for goods and services in an economy at a given price level and time period. SRAS is the total supply of goods and services that firms plan to sell at a given price level and time period.
What are the differences between equilibrium price level and output?
The equilibrium price level is the price at which the quantity of goods supplied equals the quantity of goods demanded. The equilibrium output is the quantity of goods and services produced at the equilibrium price level.
Define inflation.
A rise in the general price level in an economy.
What is Demand-Pull Inflation?
Inflation caused by increased consumer demand shifting the AD curve to the right.
What is Cost-Push Inflation?
Inflation caused by decreased production due to increased input costs or supply shocks shifting SRAS left.
Define Wage-Price Spiral.
A self-perpetuating cycle where demand-pull and cost-push inflation reinforce each other.
What is Monetary Neutrality?
The idea that changes in the money supply only affect nominal variables, not real variables.
Define Velocity of Money.
How quickly money is spent and re-spent in an economy.
What is the Quantity Theory of Money?
Theory stating that at a constant velocity and GDP, an increase in the money supply leads to a proportional increase in prices.
Define Open Market Operations.
The buying and selling of government bonds by the Federal Reserve to influence the money supply.
What is the Reserve Ratio?
The fraction of a bank's deposits that it is required to keep in reserve.
Define Discount Rate.
The interest rate at which commercial banks can borrow money directly from the Fed.
How does increasing the money supply impact interest rates?
Increasing the money supply leads to lower interest rates.
How does increased government spending affect Aggregate Demand?
Increased government spending boosts Aggregate Demand, shifting the AD curve to the right.
How do labor shortages cause inflation?
Labor shortages increase input costs, leading to cost-push inflation.
How does the Fed use open market operations to combat inflation?
The Fed sells government bonds to decrease the money supply, which can cool down inflation.
How does monetary neutrality apply in the long run?
In the long run, changes in the money supply only affect nominal variables like prices, not real variables like output.
How does a decrease in consumer confidence impact demand-pull inflation?
A decrease in consumer confidence decreases consumer spending, reducing the likelihood of demand-pull inflation.
How does a supply shock affect SRAS?
A negative supply shock shifts the SRAS curve to the left, leading to higher prices and lower output.
How does a central bank combat demand-pull inflation?
A central bank can use contractionary monetary policy to reduce aggregate demand and control demand-pull inflation.
Explain how lower interest rates can lead to inflation.
Lower interest rates encourage borrowing and spending, increasing aggregate demand and potentially causing demand-pull inflation.
How does increased productivity affect cost-push inflation?
Increased productivity can offset increased input costs, reducing the likelihood of cost-push inflation.