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2. A change in aggregate demand (AD) can be caused by a change in the money supply<br />

and/or by a change in the velocity of money. AD depends on the money supply (how much<br />

money is available to spend) and on velocity (how rapidly the money is spent). An increase in<br />

the money supply and/or an increase in velocity would increase AD. A decrease in the money<br />

supply and/or a decrease in velocity would decrease AD. (Classical monetary theory holds<br />

that only changes in the money supply affect AD, since the velocity of money is constant.)<br />

3. Changes in AD will change both the price level and Real GDP in the short run.<br />

Monetarists see the SRAS curve as upward sloping. An increase in AD will cause an increase<br />

in both the price level and Real GDP. A decrease in AD will cause a decrease in both the price<br />

level and Real GDP. (Classical monetary theory sees the aggregate supply curve as vertical in<br />

both the short run and the long run. Thus, classical monetary theory holds that changes in AD<br />

affect only the price level, both in the short run and in the long run.)<br />

Example 3A: The graph below illustrates the effect of an increase or a decrease in AD, assuming<br />

that the SRAS curve is upward sloping. Both the price level and Real GDP are changed by a<br />

change in AD. This represents the monetarist view.<br />

Price<br />

Level<br />

Real GDP<br />

SRAS<br />

AD3 AD1 AD2<br />

Example 3B: The graph below illustrates the effect of an increase or a decrease in AD, assuming<br />

that the SRAS curve is vertical. A change in AD affects only the price level. This represents the<br />

classical view.<br />

Price<br />

Level<br />

Q N<br />

SRAS<br />

AD3 AD1 AD2<br />

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Real GDP<br />

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