In: Economics
Question 1
(a) Use the IS-LM model to illustrate and explain the effects of a decrease in consumer spending on equilibrium GDP and interest rates.
(b) Use the IS-LM model to illustrate and explain how a government could use fiscal policy to offset the effects of the decrease in consumer spending from question 1) above.
(c) Use the IS-LM model to illustrate and explain the change of equilibrium GDP and interest rates resulting from a decrease in the money supply. ALSO, under the standard assumptions, explain the dynamic responses of GDP and interest rates as they move from the original equilibrium to their new equilibrium values.