CHAPTER
10
Aggregate Demand I:
Building the IS -LM Model
MACROECONOMICS
SIXTH EDITION
N. GREGORY MANKIW
PowerPoint® Slides by Ron Cronovich
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In this chapter, you will learn…
ƒ the IS curve, and its relation to
ƒ the Keynesian cross
ƒ the loanable funds model
ƒ the LM curve, and its relation to
ƒ the theory of liquidity preference
ƒ how the IS-LM model determines income and
the interest rate in the short run when P is fixed
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Context
ƒ Chapter 9 introduced the model of aggregate
demand and aggregate supply.
ƒ Long run
ƒ prices flexible
ƒ output determined by factors of production &
technology
ƒ unemployment equals its natural rate
ƒ Short run
ƒ prices fixed
ƒ output determined by aggregate demand
ƒ unemployment negatively related to output
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Context
ƒ This chapter develops the IS-LM model,
the basis of the aggregate demand curve.
ƒ We focus on the short run and assume the price
level is fixed (so, SRAS curve is horizontal).
ƒ This chapter (and chapter 11) focus on the
closed-economy case.
Chapter 12 presents the open-economy case.
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The Keynesian Cross
ƒ A simple closed economy model in which income
is determined by expenditure.
(due to J.M. Keynes)
ƒ Notation:
I = planned investment
E = C + I + G = planned expenditure
Y = real GDP = actual expenditure
ƒ Difference between actual & planned expenditure
= unplanned inventory investment
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Elements of the Keynesian Cross
consumption function:
C = C (Y − T )
govt policy variables:
G = G , T =T
for now, planned
investment is exogenous:
planned expenditure:
I =I
E = C (Y − T ) + I + G
equilibrium condition:
actual expenditure = planned expenditure
Y = E
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Graphing planned expenditure
E
planned
expenditure
E =C +I + G
MPC
1
income, output, Y
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Graphing the equilibrium condition
E
E =Y
planned
expenditure
45º
income, output, Y
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The equilibrium value of income
E
E =Y
planned
expenditure
E =C +I + G
income, output, Y
Equilibrium
income
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An increase in government purchases
=
E
E
At Y1,
there is now an
unplanned drop
in inventory…
Y
E =C +I +G2
E =C +I +G1
ΔG
…so firms
increase output,
and income
rises toward a
new equilibrium.
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E1 = Y1
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ΔY
E2 = Y2
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Solving for ΔY
Y = C + I + G
equilibrium condition
ΔY = ΔC + ΔI + ΔG
in changes
=
ΔC
+ ΔG
= MPC × ΔY + ΔG
Collect terms with ΔY
on the left side of the
equals sign:
(1 − MPC) × ΔY = ΔG
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because I exogenous
because ΔC = MPC ΔY
Solve for ΔY :
⎛
⎞
1
ΔY = ⎜
⎟ × ΔG
⎝ 1 − MPC ⎠
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The government purchases multiplier
Definition: the increase in income resulting from a
$1 increase in G.
In this model, the govt
purchases multiplier equals
ΔY
1
=
ΔG
1 − MPC
Example: If MPC = 0.8, then
1
ΔY
=
= 5
1 − 0.8
ΔG
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An
An increase
increase in
in G
G
causes
causes income
income to
to
increase
increase 55 times
times
as
as much!
much!
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Why the multiplier is greater than 1
ƒ Initially, the increase in G causes an equal increase
in Y:
ΔY = ΔG.
ƒ But ↑Y ⇒ ↑C
⇒ further ↑Y
⇒ further ↑C
⇒ further ↑Y
ƒ So the final impact on income is much bigger than
the initial ΔG.
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An increase in taxes
=
E
E
Initially, the tax
increase reduces
consumption, and
therefore E:
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E =C 1 +I +G
E =C 2 +I +G
At Y1, there is now
an unplanned
inventory buildup…
ΔC = −MPC ΔT
…so firms
reduce output,
and income
falls toward a
new equilibrium
Y
Y
E2 = Y2
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ΔY
E1 = Y1
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Solving for ΔY
eq’m condition in
changes
ΔY = ΔC + ΔI + ΔG
= ΔC
I and G exogenous
= MPC × ( ΔY − ΔT
Solving for ΔY :
Final result:
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(1 − MPC) × ΔY = − MPC × ΔT
⎛ − MPC ⎞
ΔY = ⎜
⎟ × ΔT
⎝ 1 − MPC ⎠
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The tax multiplier
def: the change in income resulting from
a $1 increase in T :
ΔY
ΔT
− MPC
=
1 − MPC
If MPC = 0.8, then the tax multiplier equals
ΔY
ΔT
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− 0.8
− 0.8
=
=
= −4
1 − 0.8
0.2
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The tax multiplier
…is negative:
A tax increase reduces C,
which reduces income.
…is greater than one
(in absolute value):
A change in taxes has a
multiplier effect on income.
…is smaller than the govt spending multiplier:
Consumers save the fraction (1 – MPC) of a tax cut,
so the initial boost in spending from a tax cut is
smaller than from an equal increase in G.
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Exercise:
ƒ Use a graph of the Keynesian cross
to show the effects of an increase in planned
investment on the equilibrium level of
income/output.
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The IS curve
def: a graph of all combinations of r and Y that
result in goods market equilibrium
i.e. actual expenditure (output)
= planned expenditure
The equation for the IS curve is:
Y = C (Y − T ) + I (r ) + G
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Deriving the IS curve
E =Y E =C +I (r )+G
2
E
↓r
E =C +I (r1 )+G
⇒ ↑I
⇒ ↑E
⇒ ↑Y
ΔI
r
Y1
Y
Y2
r1
r2
IS
Y1
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Y2
Y
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Why the IS curve is negatively
sloped
ƒ A fall in the interest rate motivates firms to
increase investment spending, which drives up
total planned spending (E ).
ƒ To restore equilibrium in the goods market,
output (a.k.a. actual expenditure, Y )
must increase.
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The IS curve and the loanable funds
model
(a) The L.F. model
r
S2
(b) The IS curve
r
S1
r2
r2
r1
r1
I (r )
S, I
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IS
Y2
Y1
Y
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Fiscal Policy and the IS curve
ƒ We can use the IS-LM model to see
how fiscal policy (G and T ) affects
aggregate demand and output.
ƒ Let’s start by using the Keynesian cross
to see how fiscal policy shifts the IS curve…
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Shifting the IS curve: ΔG
At any value of r,
E =Y E =C +I (r )+G
1
2
E
E =C +I (r1 )+G1
↑G ⇒ ↑E ⇒ ↑Y
…so the IS curve
shifts to the right.
The horizontal
distance of the
IS shift equals
r
Y1
r1
ΔY
1
ΔY =
ΔG
1−MPC
Y1
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IS1
Y2
IS2
Y
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Exercise: Shifting the IS curve
ƒ Use the diagram of the Keynesian cross or
loanable funds model to show how an increase
in taxes shifts the IS curve.
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The Theory of Liquidity Preference
ƒ Due to John Maynard Keynes.
ƒ A simple theory in which the interest rate
is determined by money supply and
money demand.
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Money supply
r
The supply of
real money
balances
is fixed:
(M
interest
rate
(M
P)
s
P) =M P
s
M P
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M/P
real money
balances
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Money demand
r
Demand for
real money
balances:
(M
P)
d
interest
rate
(M
P)
s
= L (r )
L (r )
M P
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M/P
real money
balances
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Equilibrium
The interest
rate adjusts
to equate the
supply and
demand for
money:
r
interest
rate
(M
P)
r1
L (r )
M P = L (r )
M P
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M/P
real money
balances
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How the Fed raises the interest rate
r
To increase r,
Fed reduces M
interest
rate
r2
r1
L (r )
M2
P
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M1
P
M/P
real money
balances
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CASE STUDY:
Monetary Tightening & Interest Rates
ƒ Late 1970s: π > 10%
ƒ Oct 1979: Fed Chairman Paul Volcker
announces that monetary policy
would aim to reduce inflation
ƒ Aug 1979-April 1980:
Fed reduces M/P 8.0%
ƒ Jan 1983: π = 3.7%
How
How do
do you
you think
think this
this policy
policy change
change
would
would affect
affect nominal
nominal interest
interest rates?
rates?
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Monetary Tightening & Rates, cont.
The effects of a monetary tightening
on nominal interest rates
model
short run
long run
Liquidity preference
Quantity theory,
Fisher effect
(Keynesian)
(Classical)
prices
sticky
flexible
prediction
Δi > 0
Δi < 0
actual
outcome
8/1979: i = 10.4%
8/1979: i = 10.4%
4/1980: i = 15.8%
1/1983: i = 8.2%
The LM curve
Now let’s put Y back into the money demand
function:
d
(M
P)
= L (r ,Y )
The LM curve is a graph of all combinations of
r and Y that equate the supply and demand for
real money balances.
The equation for the LM curve is:
M P = L (r ,Y )
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Deriving the LM curve
(a) The market for
r
real money balances
(b) The LM curve
r
LM
r2
r2
L (r , Y2 )
r1
r1
L (r , Y1 )
M1
P
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Y1
Y2
Y
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Why the LM curve is upward sloping
ƒ An increase in income raises money demand.
ƒ Since the supply of real balances is fixed, there
is now excess demand in the money market at
the initial interest rate.
ƒ The interest rate must rise to restore equilibrium
in the money market.
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How ΔM shifts the LM curve
(a) The market for
r
real money balances
(b) The LM curve
r
LM2
LM1
r2
r2
r1
r1
L (r , Y1 )
M2
P
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P
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Y1
Y
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Exercise: Shifting the LM curve
ƒ Suppose a wave of credit card fraud causes
consumers to use cash more frequently in
transactions.
ƒ Use the liquidity preference model
to show how these events shift the
LM curve.
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The short-run equilibrium
The short-run equilibrium is
the combination of r and Y
that simultaneously satisfies
the equilibrium conditions in
the goods & money markets:
Y = C (Y − T ) + I (r ) + G
r
LM
IS
Y
M P = L (r ,Y )
Equilibrium
interest
rate
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Equilibrium
level of
income
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The Big Picture
Keynesian
Keynesian
Cross
Cross
Theory
Theory of
of
Liquidity
Liquidity
Preference
Preference
IS
IS
curve
curve
LM
LM
curve
curve
IS-LM
IS-LM
model
model
Agg.
Agg.
demand
demand
curve
curve
Agg.
Agg.
supply
supply
curve
curve
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Explanation
Explanation
of
of short-run
short-run
fluctuations
fluctuations
Model
Model of
of
Agg.
Agg.
Demand
Demand
and
and Agg.
Agg.
Supply
Supply
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Preview of Chapter 11
In Chapter 11, we will
ƒ use the IS-LM model to analyze the impact of
policies and shocks.
ƒ learn how the aggregate demand curve comes
from IS-LM.
ƒ use the IS-LM and AD-AS models together to
analyze the short-run and long-run effects of
shocks.
ƒ use our models to learn about the
Great Depression.
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Chapter Summary
1. Keynesian cross
ƒ basic model of income determination
ƒ takes fiscal policy & investment as exogenous
ƒ fiscal policy has a multiplier effect on income.
2. IS curve
ƒ comes from Keynesian cross when planned
investment depends negatively on interest rate
ƒ shows all combinations of r and Y
that equate planned expenditure with
actual expenditure on goods & services
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Chapter Summary
3. Theory of Liquidity Preference
ƒ basic model of interest rate determination
ƒ takes money supply & price level as exogenous
ƒ an increase in the money supply lowers the interest
rate
4. LM curve
ƒ comes from liquidity preference theory when
money demand depends positively on income
ƒ shows all combinations of r and Y that equate
demand for real money balances with supply
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Chapter Summary
5. IS-LM model
ƒ Intersection of IS and LM curves shows the unique
point (Y, r ) that satisfies equilibrium in both the
goods and money markets.
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