Assume there is a temporary increase in oil prices.
a) What will happen to the price level,
unemployment, and output when the oil prices increased in the
short-run? Show it on a graph.
b) Now suppose the government does not
intervene? How will the economy adjust in the long-run?
Explain.
c) Now suppose the government decided to
intervene. What can be done? Give one example of fiscal policy and
one example of monetary policy with the reasoning behind them? How...
explain how the government can cause consumption, government
spending, investment, and exports to increase and thus stimulate
GDP and improve the economy.
There is a spike in oil price which has caused stagflation.
Higher prices (inflation) have risen while Real GDP has slowed
down.
What are some decisions the Government/Central Bank can
do to influence the economy during stagflation/high oil prices?
Explain.
2. Draw a graph to illustrate why a price increase can cause a
larger reduction in consumer surplus when demand is more elastic.
(your graph will have two demand curves, one that is relatively
more elastic than the other, and one supply curve)
3. Suppose that the production function for rubbing alcohol is R
= f(L, K). When L = 4 and K = 6 then R = 10. Is it possible that L
= 3 and K = 6...
An oil price _______ is a sudden increase or decrease in the
nominal or real price of oil. This is an example of a ________
-side shock.
Fill in the blanks