Chap023 Business Fluctuations and the Theory of Aggregate Demand.ppt

Chapter 23
Business Fluctuationsand the Theoryof Aggregate Demand
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Business Fluctuations Have Been a Persistent Feature of Capitalism
A Business Cycle, Like the Year, Has Its Seasons
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Business Activity Since 1919
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Source: Federal Reserve Board, detrended by authors
A Decline in Aggregate Demand Leads to an Economic Downturn
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How Have ProfessionalForecasts Performed?
T-171Figure 23-5
Source: Stephen McNees, New England Economic Review, July 1992
Components of Aggregate Demand
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Movement along vs.Shifts of Aggregate Demand
T-173Figure 23-7