2004, Question 1 · 13 points
Closing a recessionary gap or waiting
Graph an economy below full employment, name an open market operation that would close the gap, show its money market effect and explain how it raises aggregate demand on the original graph, then explain how the economy would adjust on its own with flexible wages and prices.
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