Wednesday 261007
Mostly summarized from Gregory Mankiw’s Principles of Economics, 5th Ed. PART 10 Money and Prices in the Long Run Chapter 29 of 36 Money Growth and Inflation Section 8 of 29 … In Figure 2, after an increase of quantity of money by the Fed, how does the economy move from the old equilibrium A to the new equilibrium B? The immediate effect of an increase of quantity of money is creation of an excess of money supply. Before the injection of additional money the economy was in equilibrium at point A. After the injection of additional money the economy is in equilibrium at point B. … At the original price level of 2, people had exactly as many dollars in their pockets as they wanted. The new increased quantity of money increases demand for goods (and services). However, the economy's capacity to supply goods has not changed. The economy's output of goods is determined by the available human capital, physical capital, natural resources, and technological knowledge. None of these ha...