Assume an economy that is operating above full employment.
A. Draw a correctly labeled AD/AS graph showing:
i. the problem in the economy
ii. current price level and output
iii. full employment output
B. Identify a fiscal policy action that could resolve the problem.
C. Using your graph in Part A, show and explain the short-run effects of the action you identified on each of the following (hint: use the cause and effect chain you learned in the lesson):
i. aggregate demand
ii. output and employment
iii. price level
D. Using a correctly labeled loanable funds graph, show the effect of the policy you identified in Part B on real interest rates.
E. Given your answer in Part D, explain what will happen to each of the following:
i. the international value of the dollar
ii. the nation’s exports and imports