New Classical Analysis of
Output and Employment
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                              demand
                                                   SRAS1
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                                  c
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                              demand SRAS
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                                                (expected price level = P3 )
                                                         SRAS1
                                                      (expected price level = P1)
                                  c
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                                                     expectations
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                              a


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                                                     AD1
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                              National output
The effects of an increase in aggregate
                              demand
                                                   SRAS1
                                                (expected price level = P1)
Price level




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                              National output
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                              demand SRAS                  2
                                                (expected price level = P3 )
                                                         SRAS1
                                                      (expected price level = P1)
                               c
Price level




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                                                     expectations
              P1
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                              National output
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                               demand SRAS
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                                     actual
                                                           2
                                                (expected price level = P3 )
                                                         SRAS1
                                                      (expected price level = P1)
                               c
Price level




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                                                     expectations
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                                                     AD1
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                              National output
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    New classical analysis
            are wrong:
how an under-prediction of inflation
            could cause
    an increase in employment
Effects in the labour market of an underprediction of inflation
                                                                      ASL1 ((W / P ) = W / P )
                                                                                e




                                                                       ASL2 ((W / P )e > W / P )
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                                                                       Underprediction
                                                                         of inflation




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                         O                   Q1     Q2

                                                  Number of workers
New classical analysis
   When expectations
       are wrong:
 how a rise in AD could cause
an increase in national output
How a rise in aggregate demand could cause a rise in national output


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                                                             SRAS2
                                                             (expected price level = P2 )

                                                               SRAS1
                                               b
Price level




                                                             (expected price level = P1)
              P3
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                                                               aggregate demand
              P1
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                                                               AD1
              O                           Qn Q3
                                          National output
New classical analysis
  When expectations
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how a rise in AD could cause
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How a rise in aggregate demand could cause a fall in national output

                                                                 SRAS2
                                           LRAS                (expected price level = P2 )

                                                                      SRAS1
                                                                    (expected price level = P1)
              P2
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              O                          Q3 Qn
                                            National output
New classical analysis

    How the short-run
Phillips curve varies with
      the accuracy of
inflationary expectations
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                         Phillips curves
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                O
                           Unemployment (%)

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  • 1.
    New Classical Analysisof Output and Employment
  • 2.
    The effects ofan increase in aggregate demand SRAS1 (expected price level = P1) Price level (a) Adaptive P2 b expectations P1 a AD2 AD1 O Q1 Q2 National output
  • 3.
    The effects ofan increase in aggregate demand SRAS 2 (expected price level = P3 ) SRAS1 (expected price level = P1) c Price level P3 (a) Adaptive P2 b expectations P1 a AD2 AD1 O Q1 Q2 National output
  • 4.
    The effects ofan increase in aggregate demand SRAS LRAS 2 (expected price level = P3 ) SRAS1 (expected price level = P1) c Price level P3 (a) Adaptive P2 b expectations P1 a AD2 AD1 O Qn Q2 National output
  • 5.
    The effects ofan increase in aggregate demand SRAS1 (expected price level = P1) Price level (b) Rational expectations P1 a AD2 AD1 O Q1 National output
  • 6.
    The effects ofan increase in aggregate demand SRAS 2 (expected price level = P3 ) SRAS1 (expected price level = P1) c Price level P3 (b) Rational expectations P1 a AD2 AD1 O Q1 National output
  • 7.
    The effects ofan increase in aggregate demand SRAS LRAS = SRAS actual 2 (expected price level = P3 ) SRAS1 (expected price level = P1) c Price level P3 (b) Rational expectations P1 a AD2 AD1 O Qn National output
  • 8.
    When expectations New classical analysis are wrong: how an under-prediction of inflation could cause an increase in employment
  • 9.
    Effects in thelabour market of an underprediction of inflation ASL1 ((W / P ) = W / P ) e ASL2 ((W / P )e > W / P ) Real wage rate (W / P) Underprediction of inflation ADL O Q1 Q2 Number of workers
  • 10.
    New classical analysis When expectations are wrong: how a rise in AD could cause an increase in national output
  • 11.
    How a risein aggregate demand could cause a rise in national output LRAS SRAS2 (expected price level = P2 ) SRAS1 b Price level (expected price level = P1) P3 P2 Actual rise in aggregate demand P1 a AD3 AD2 AD1 O Qn Q3 National output
  • 12.
    New classical analysis When expectations are wrong: how a rise in AD could cause a fall in national output
  • 13.
    How a risein aggregate demand could cause a fall in national output SRAS2 LRAS (expected price level = P2 ) SRAS1 (expected price level = P1) P2 Price level c P3 Actual rise in aggregate demand P1 a AD2 AD3 AD1 O Q3 Qn National output
  • 14.
    New classical analysis How the short-run Phillips curve varies with the accuracy of inflationary expectations
  • 15.
    New classical versionof short-run Phillips curves . . . . . . e e e P <P P =P P >P Inflation (%) O Unemployment (%)