macrochapter12 Aggregate Demand II Applying the IS -LM Model.pdf

Chapter 12
Aggregate Demand II: Applying the IS -LM Model
Modified by Yun Wang
Eco 3203 Intermediate Macroeconomics
Florida International University
Summer 2017
© 2016 Worth Publishers, all rights reserved

Context
• Chapter 9 introduced the model of aggregate demand
and supply.
• Chapter 10 developed the IS-LM model,
the basis of the aggregate demand curve.
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In this chapter, you will learn…
• how to use the IS-LM model to analyze the effects of
shocks, fiscal policy, and monetary policy
• how to derive the aggregate demand curve from the
IS-LM model
• several theories about what caused the
Great Depression
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The intersection determines
the unique combination of Y and r
that satisfies equilibrium in both markets.
The LM curve represents
money market equilibrium.
Equilibrium in the IS-LM model
The IS curve represents
equilibrium in the goods
market.
( ) ( )
Y C Y T I r G
   
( , )
M P L r Y
 IS
Y
r
LM
r1
Y1
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Policy analysis with the IS-LM model
We can use the IS-LM model
to analyze the effects of
• fiscal policy: G and/or T
• monetary policy: M
( ) ( )
Y C Y T I r G
   
( , )
M P L r Y

IS
Y
r
LM
r1
Y1
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causing output &
income to rise.
IS1
An increase in government purchases
1. IS curve shifts right
Y
r
LM
r1
Y1
1
by
1 MPC
G


IS2
Y2
r2
1.
2. This raises money
demand, causing the
interest rate to rise…
2.
3. …which reduces investment,
so the final increase in Y
1
is smaller than
1 MPC
G


3.
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IS1
1.
A tax cut
Y
r
LM
r1
Y1
IS2
Y2
r2
Consumers save (1MPC)
of the tax cut, so the initial
boost in spending is
smaller for T than for an
equal G…
and the IS curve shifts by
MPC
1 MPC
T



1.
2.
2.
…so the effects on r
and Y are smaller for T
than for an equal G.
2.
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2. …causing the
interest rate to fall
IS
Monetary policy: An increase in M
1. M > 0 shifts
the LM curve down
(or to the right)
Y
r
LM1
r1
Y1 Y2
r2
LM2
3. …which increases
investment, causing
output & income to
rise.
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Interaction between
monetary & fiscal policy
• Model:
Monetary & fiscal policy variables
(M, G, and T) are exogenous.
• Real world:
Monetary policymakers may adjust M
in response to changes in fiscal policy,
or vice versa.
• Such interaction may alter the impact of the original
policy change.
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The Fed’s response to G > 0
• Suppose Congress increases G.
• Possible Fed responses:
1. hold M constant
2. hold r constant
3. hold Y constant
• In each case, the effects of the G
are different:
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If Congress raises G,
the IS curve shifts right.
IS1
Response 1: Hold M constant
Y
r
LM1
r1
Y1
IS2
Y2
r2
If Fed holds M constant,
then LM curve doesn’t
shift.
Results:
2 1
Y Y Y
  
2 1
r r r
  
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IS1
Response 2: Hold r constant
Y
r
LM1
r1
Y1
IS2
Y2
r2
To keep r constant,
Fed increases M
to shift LM curve right.
3 1
Y Y Y
  
0
r
 
LM2
Y3
Results:
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IS1
Response 3: Hold Y constant
Y
r
LM1
r1
IS2
Y2
r2
To keep Y constant,
Fed reduces M
to shift LM curve left.
0
Y
 
3 1
r r r
  
LM2
Results:
Y1
r3
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Estimates of fiscal policy multipliers
from the DRI macroeconometric model
Assumption about
monetary policy
Estimated
value of
Y/G
Fed holds nominal
interest rate constant
Fed holds money
supply constant
1.93
0.60
Estimated
value of
Y/T
1.19
0.26
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Shocks in the IS-LM model
IS shocks: exogenous changes in the demand for
goods & services.
Examples:
• stock market boom or crash
 change in households’ wealth
 C
• change in business or consumer
confidence or expectations
 I and/or C
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Shocks in the IS-LM model
LM shocks: exogenous changes in the demand for
money.
Examples:
• a wave of credit card fraud increases demand
for money.
• more ATMs or the Internet reduce money
demand.
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EXERCISE:
Analyze shocks with the IS-LM model
Use the IS-LM model to analyze the effects of
1. a boom in the stock market that makes consumers
wealthier.
2. after a wave of credit card fraud, consumers using
cash more frequently in transactions.
For each shock,
a. use the IS-LM diagram to show the effects of the
shock on Y and r.
b. determine what happens to C, I, and the
unemployment rate.
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CASE STUDY:
The U.S. recession of 2001
• During 2001,
• 2.1 million people lost their jobs,
as unemployment rose from 3.9% to 5.8%.
• GDP growth slowed to 0.8%
(compared to 3.9% average annual growth during 1994-
2000).
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CASE STUDY:
• Causes: 1) Stock market decline  C
300
600
900
1200
1500
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Index
(1942
=
100)
Standard & Poor’s
500
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CASE STUDY:
• Causes: 2) 9/11
• increased uncertainty
• fall in consumer & business confidence
• result: lower spending, IS curve shifted left
• Causes: 3) Corporate accounting scandals
• Enron, WorldCom, etc.
• reduced stock prices, discouraged investment
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CASE STUDY:
• Fiscal policy response: shifted IS curve right
• tax cuts in 2001 and 2003
• spending increases
• airline industry bailout
• NYC reconstruction
• Afghanistan war
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CASE STUDY:
• Monetary policy response: shifted LM curve right
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T-Bill Rate
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What is the Fed’s policy instrument?
• The news media commonly report the Fed’s policy
changes as interest rate changes, as if the Fed has direct
control over market interest rates.
• In fact, the Fed targets the federal funds rate – the
interest rate banks charge one another on overnight
loans.
• The Fed changes the money supply and shifts the LM
curve to achieve its target.
• Other short-term rates typically move with the federal
funds rate.
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What is the Fed’s policy instrument?
Why does the Fed target interest rates instead of the
money supply?
1) They are easier to measure than the money supply.
2) The Fed might believe that LM shocks are more prevalent
than IS shocks. If so, then targeting the interest rate
stabilizes income better than targeting the money supply.
(See end-of-chapter Problem 7 on p.328.)
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IS-LM and aggregate demand
• So far, we’ve been using the IS-LM model to analyze
the short run, when the price level is assumed fixed.
• However, a change in P would
shift LM and therefore affect Y.
• The aggregate demand curve
(introduced in Chap. 9) captures this
relationship between P and Y.
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Y1
Y2
Deriving the AD curve
Y
r
Y
P
IS
LM(P1)
LM(P2)
AD
P1
P2
Y2 Y1
r2
r1
Intuition for slope
of AD curve:
P  (M/P)
 LM shifts left
 r
 I
 Y
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Monetary policy and the AD curve
Y
P
IS
LM(M2/P1)
LM(M1/P1)
AD1
P1
Y1
Y1
Y2
Y2
r1
r2
The Fed can increase
aggregate demand:
M  LM shifts right
AD2
Y
r
 r
 I
 Y at each
value of P
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Y2
Y2
r2
Y1
Y1
r1
Fiscal policy and the AD curve
Y
r
Y
P
IS1
LM
AD1
P1
Expansionary fiscal
policy (G and/or T)
increases agg. demand:
T  C
 IS shifts right
 Y at each value
of P
AD2
IS2
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IS-LM and AD-AS
in the short run & long run
Recall from Chapter 9: The force that moves the
economy from the short run to the long run
is the gradual adjustment of prices.
Y Y

Y Y

Y Y

rise
fall
remain constant
In the short-run
equilibrium, if
then over time, the
price level will
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The SR and LR effects of an IS shock
A negative IS shock
shifts IS and AD left,
causing Y to fall.
Y
r
Y
P LRAS
Y
LRAS
Y
IS1
SRAS1
P1
LM(P1)
IS2
AD2
AD1
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Y
r
Y
P LRAS
Y
LRAS
Y
IS1
SRAS1
P1
LM(P1)
IS2
AD2
AD1
In the new short-run
equilibrium, Y Y

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Y
r
Y
P LRAS
Y
LRAS
Y
IS1
SRAS1
P1
LM(P1)
IS2
AD2
AD1
In the new short-run
equilibrium, Y Y

Over time, P gradually
falls, which causes
• SRAS to move down.
• M/P to increase,
which causes LM
to move down.
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AD2
Y
r
Y
P LRAS
Y
LRAS
Y
IS1
SRAS1
P1
LM(P1)
IS2
AD1
SRAS2
P2
LM(P2)
Over time, P gradually
falls, which causes
• SRAS to move down.
• M/P to increase,
which causes LM
to move down.
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AD2
SRAS2
P2
LM(P2)
Y
r
Y
P LRAS
Y
LRAS
Y
IS1
SRAS1
P1
LM(P1)
IS2
AD1
This process continues
until economy reaches a
long-run equilibrium with
Y Y

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EXERCISE:
Analyze SR & LR effects of M
a. Draw the IS-LM and AD-AS
diagrams as shown here.
b. Suppose Fed increases M.
Show the short-run effects on
your graphs.
c. Show what happens in the
transition from the short run to
the long run.
d. How do the new long-run
equilibrium values of the
endogenous variables compare
to their initial values?
Y
r
Y
P LRAS
Y
LRAS
Y
IS
SRAS1
P1
LM(M1/P1)
AD1
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The Great Depression
Unemployment
(right scale)
Real GNP
(left scale)
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939
billions
of
1958
dollars
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
percent
of
labor
force
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THE SPENDING HYPOTHESIS:
Shocks to the IS curve
• asserts that the Depression was largely due to an
exogenous fall in the demand for goods & services –
a leftward shift of the IS curve.
• evidence:
output and interest rates both fell, which is what a
leftward IS shift would cause.
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THE SPENDING HYPOTHESIS:
Reasons for the IS shift
• Stock market crash  exogenous C
• Oct-Dec 1929: S&P 500 fell 17%
• Oct 1929-Dec 1933: S&P 500 fell 71%
• Drop in investment
• “correction” after overbuilding in the 1920s
• widespread bank failures made it harder to obtain
financing for investment
• Contractionary fiscal policy
• Politicians raised tax rates and cut spending to combat
increasing deficits.
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THE MONEY HYPOTHESIS:
A shock to the LM curve
• asserts that the Depression was largely due to huge
fall in the money supply.
• evidence:
M1 fell 25% during 1929-33.
• But, two problems with this hypothesis:
• P fell even more, so M/P actually rose slightly during
1929-31.
• nominal interest rates fell, which is the opposite of what a
leftward LM shift would cause.
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THE MONEY HYPOTHESIS AGAIN:
The effects of falling prices
• asserts that the severity of the Depression was due
to a huge deflation:
P fell 25% during 1929-33.
• This deflation was probably caused by the fall in M,
so perhaps money played an important role after all.
• In what ways does a deflation affect the economy?
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• The stabilizing effects of deflation:
• P  (M/P)  LM shifts right  Y
• Pigou effect:
P  (M/P)
 consumers’ wealth 
 C
 IS shifts right
 Y
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• The destabilizing effects of expected deflation:
e
 r  for each value of i
 I  because I = I(r)
 planned expenditure & agg. demand 
 income & output 
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• The destabilizing effects of unexpected deflation:
debt-deflation theory
P (if unexpected)
 transfers purchasing power from borrowers to lenders
 borrowers spend less,
lenders spend more
 if borrowers’ propensity to spend is larger than lenders’,
then aggregate spending falls,
the IS curve shifts left, and Y falls
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Why another Depression is unlikely
• Policymakers (or their advisors) now know
much more about macroeconomics:
• The Fed knows better than to let M fall
so much, especially during a contraction.
• Fiscal policymakers know better than to raise taxes or cut
spending during a contraction.
• Federal deposit insurance makes widespread bank
failures very unlikely.
• Automatic stabilizers make fiscal policy expansionary
during an economic downturn.
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1. IS-LM model
• a theory of aggregate demand
• exogenous: M, G, T,
P exogenous in short run, Y in long run
• endogenous: r,
Y endogenous in short run, P in long run
• IS curve: goods market equilibrium
• LM curve: money market equilibrium
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2. AD curve
• shows relation between P and the IS-LM model’s
equilibrium Y.
• negative slope because
P  (M/P )  r  I  Y
• expansionary fiscal policy shifts IS curve right, raises
income, and shifts AD curve right.
• expansionary monetary policy shifts LM curve right,
raises income, and shifts AD curve right.
• IS or LM shocks shift the AD curve.
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