Thursday, March 09, 2017

3 Ranges of AS (02/27/17)

3 Ranges of AS 




Reasons why price tend to be inflexible or "sticky" in a downward direction:

1. Fear of Wars
2. Wage Contracts
3. Minimum Wage
4. Menu Cost
5. Moral, effort and productivity


Range 1 (Horizontal range/ Keynesian model)
  • Output is low relative to the economies full employment output
  • Unemployment increases & GDP decreases.

Range 2 (Intermediate model)

Output expands as savings increases.

Range 3 (Vertical or Classical range)
  • In the Long- Run the A.S. curve is vertical, because the only effects of an increase in AD, when we are at full employment  or an increase at the price level.
  • Firms can't respond to increase in demand by increasing output

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