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AP Economics. Mr. Bernstein Module 40 : Economic Growth in Macroeconomic Models April 8, 2014. AP Economics Mr. Bernstein. Economic Growth in Macroeconomic Models Objectives - Understand each of the following: How long-run economic growth is represented in macroeconomic models
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AP Economics Mr. Bernstein Module 40: Economic Growth in Macroeconomic Models April 8, 2014
AP EconomicsMr. Bernstein Economic Growth in Macroeconomic Models Objectives - Understand each of the following: • How long-run economic growth is represented in macroeconomic models • How to model the effects of economic growth policies
AP EconomicsMr. Bernstein Long-Term Economic Growth and the PPC • Sustained rise in the quantity of goods and services an economy produces • Not ups and downs due to business cycle
AP EconomicsMr. Bernstein Long-Term Economic Growth and AD/AS model • LRAS is vertical, at point of potential output • Long-Term Growth is represented by a rightward shift in the LRAS
AP EconomicsMr. Bernstein Long-Term Econ Growth vs. Short-Term Fluctuations • Shift in AD or SRAS is a short-term fluctuation • Recessionary or Inflationary Gaps, and the adjustment process back to LRAS, are fluctuations in the business cycle, not Long-Term Econ Growth