a. If long-run aggregate supply rate shocks do largely explain business fluctuation while the aggregate demand curve

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a. If long-run aggregate supply rate shocks do largely explain business fluctuation while the aggregate demand curve mostly stays fixed, then should prices be higher than usual or lower than usual during a recession?
b. The following chart portrays historical U.S. data on the relationship between the price level and real GDP. If you take a look at the big swings in the 1970s and early 1980s, especially during recessions, do the data roughly suggest that growth rate shocks or aggregate demand shocks were the primary disturbance?
A. If long-run aggregate supply rate shocks do largely explain
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Modern Principles of Economics

ISBN: 978-1429278393

3rd edition

Authors: Tyler Cowen, Alex Tabarrok

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