In: Economics
Since the lockdown started, millions of weekly unemployment insurance claims have been filed. This is the impact phase of the virus, then the recovery will come. To understand the entire episode use the Business Cycle Model to explain what would be the path of the following variables:
GDP (Short run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
Consumption (Short run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
Exports (Short run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
Net exports (Short run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
GDP (Middle run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
Investment (Middle run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
USD appreciate/depreciate (Middle run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
Inflation (Middle run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
Interest rate (Middle run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
GDP (Long run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
Inflation (Long run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
Interest rate (Long run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
Answers are highlighted with explanation
GDP (Short run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down (lower consumption), No change
Consumption (Short run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down (lower disposable income), No change
Exports (Short run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down (lower production), No change
Net exports (Short run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change (assuming imports also go down by the same amount as exports)
GDP (Middle run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down, No change (U shaped recovery, first GDP will stabilize)
Investment (Middle run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate (People will invest in US as safe option), Down, No change
USD appreciate/depreciate (Middle run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate (USD is safe haven currency in uncertain times and hence people will invest money in USD), Down, No change
Inflation (Middle run): Depreciate (demand will take time to go up to earlier levels, there will be depriciation before recovery), Up, Appreciate, Down, No change
Interest rate (Middle run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate, Down (interest rate will be lower because people are investing because of safety option and not because of return- that will increase money supply and lower interest rate), No change
GDP (Long run): Depreciate, Up (recovery), Appreciate, Down, No change
Inflation (Long run): Depreciate, Up, Appreciate (consumption will rise with GDP), Down, No change
Interest rate (Long run): Depreciate, Up (higher return on investment as GDP grows), Appreciate, Down, No change