Explain How Each of the Following Events Would Affect the Short-Run

question 177

Essay

Explain how each of the following events would affect the short-run aggregate supply curve.
a.A decrease in the price level
b.A decrease in what the price level is expected to be in the future
c.A price level that is currently lower than expected
d.An unexpected decrease in the price of an important raw material
e.A decrease in the labor force

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Workplaces where all employees must join a union within a certain time period after being hired.

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The method of resolving workplace dissatisfaction by quitting one’s job and searching for another.

Voice Mechanism

Communication by workers through their union to resolve grievances with an employer.