Economics
Economics
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ISBN: 9781319108458
Author: KRUGMAN
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 27, Problem 1BCQ
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To explain:

Fluctuations in gas price before and after 1970s great recession.

Introduction: The recession is the slowdown in an economy for a period of time. A recession occurs when there is less spending (Aggregate demand) in an economy. Recession increases unemployment because, in hard economic times when production is slowing down, firms are less willing to hire workers.

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Prices rose in the 1970s due to less innovation which resulted in the excess demand for the fuel but after the innovation in the automobile industry and entrance of less fuel consuming cars decreases the demand for fuel. The great recession creates unemployment and less industrial productivity. Less production means less demand for industrial fuel, therefore, the demand for fuel start falling after the recession.

Hence, the prices of gas fell after the innovation in the automobile industry and less demand for industrial fuel.

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