... Multitude of Models
Macroeconomists study many facets of the economy. For example, they exam-
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Year Year
2000 2010
Price of an
automobile $50,000 $60,000
Price of a loaf
of bread $10 $20
Number of auto-
mobiles produced 100 120
Number of...
... various mixes of output that an economy
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GDP = (Price of Apples × Quantity of Apples)
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... number of births is
temporarily high. How does this baby boom affect the
price of baby-sitting services in 2010 and 2020? (Hint:
5-year-olds need baby-sitters, whereas 15-year-olds can
be baby-sitters.)
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Price of
Ice-Cream
Cone
Quantity of
Ice-Cream Cones
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New equilibrium
Initial equilibrium
S
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D
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D
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S
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Q
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P
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Price of
Ice-C...
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