Economics: Principles & Policy
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ISBN: 9781337696326
Author: William J. Baumol; Alan S. Blinder; John L. Solow
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 26, Problem 2TY
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Determine real wage rate.
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- What is the effect of an increase in the price level when the money wage rate remains unchanged? A. Aggregate supply increases. B. Potential GDP increases. C. The quantity of real GDP supplied increases. D. Resource prices increase by the same percentage as the increase in the price level.arrow_forwardIf output is below its natural rate, there will be pressure for wages to __________ because unemployment is ____________.arrow_forwardThe aggregate demand curve shows at each level of unemployment what is the total demand for goods and services at each level of income what is the natural rate of inflation in the economy at each price level what is the total demand for goods and services at each price level what is the total supply of goods and servicearrow_forward
- Suppose that the productivity of labor fell and that real wages were fixed (at least in short-run). Predict what would happen to equilibrium real wage, the equilibrium quantity of labor, and unemployment rate (relative to the natural rate).arrow_forwardExplain in detail what will happen to the natural rate of unemployment and the real wage when firms decide to increase their markups.arrow_forward“Members of Congress are interested in increasing the minimum wage from its current rate of $7.25 an hour to $15. What effect will this have on the unemployment rate for low-skilled workers? How is this likely to impact equilibrium output and the price level in the short run?"arrow_forward
- Unemployment can be caused by a decrease of aggregate demand OR a decrease of aggregate supply. Do you agree or disagree and why? In each case, specify the price-level outcomesarrow_forwardBased on our understanding of the labor market model presented in Chapter 6, we know that a reduction in the markup will cause A) an increase in the equilibrium real wage. B) a reduction in the equilibrium real wage. C) an increase in the natural rate of unemployment. D) a reduction in the natural rate of unemployment and no change in the real wage.arrow_forwardThe sticky wage theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that if the price level is lower than expected then production is more profitable and so employment rises production is more profitable and so employment falls production is less profitable so employment falls there is no change on employment or outputarrow_forward
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