Figure 2. On the graph, MS represents the money supply and M…

Figure 2. On the graph, MS represents the money supply and MD represents money demand. The usual quantities are measured along the axes.   Refer to figure 2. At the end of 2050 the relevant money-supply curve was the one labeled MS1.  At the end of 2051 the relevant money-supply curve was the one labeled MS2. Assuming the economy is always in equilibrium, what was the economy’s approximate inflation rate for 2051?

Scenario 1 In 2007-09, the U.S. economy went through its wor…

Scenario 1 In 2007-09, the U.S. economy went through its worst economic downturn in 30 years. As a consequence of the sharp increase in the price of housing in the U.S. in the mid-2000s, a rapid increase in the demand for oil drove up oil prices. Additionally, the collapse of the housing market, which led to Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy, generated a financial crisis that reduced private spending.   Refer to scenario 1 and question 68. In February 2009, the Congress approved the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) put forward by President Obama, consisting of US$ 787 billion in fiscal stimulus. Starting from the equilibrium at point B, how did the ARRA affect the economy?