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1、Chapter5AClosed-EconomyOne-PeriodMacroeconomicModelTeachingGoalsTherearethreekeypointstobelearnedfromthischapter.ThefirstpointisthatwhenweallowtheconsumersandfirmsthatwestudiedinChapter4tointeractwitheachotherandwiththegovernment,theeconomyisabletoachieveequilibriumthroughpriceadjustment.Inth
2、isparticularcase,the“price”istherelativepriceofleisure,therealwage.Thesecondimportantpointisthattheequilibriumthatmarketssettleuponisafavorableone,inthesenseofParetooptimality.ThispointisinkeepingwithAdamSmith’snotionthatthe“invisiblehand”ofself-interestedindividuals,meetinginacompetitivemarke
3、t,canworkforthecommongood.Thethirdpointisthatwecandirectlydiscovertheequilibriumpositionofamarketeconomybysolvinganeconomicplannerproblem.Althoughstudentsmayfindthispointtobesomewhatarcane,stressthepointthatitwillbemuchsimplertosolveproblems(e.g.,examproblems)byworkingwithaplannerproblemasoppo
4、sedtodirectlysolvinggeneralequilibriumproblems.Thestudents,however,needtobeawarewhenthissolutionmethodisnotapplicable.ThesectionabouttheLaffercurveisagoodwaytoshowwhensocialandprivateoptimadonotcoincide.Oncestudentshavemasteredthemechanicsofthemodel,thetwoproblemsforwhichthismodelisbestsuiteda
5、retheanalysesofchangesingovernmentspendingandtotalfactorproductivity.Inworkingtheseproblems,stresstheapplicabilityoftheseresultstohistoricalapplicationsandasaguidetounderstandingcurrentevents.Akeytacticofthetextbook’sapproachisthecriticalassessmentoftheusefulnessandcredibilityofcompetingmodels
6、.Therefore,itisimportanttostresstheextenttowhichmodelsfitthefacts.Doesthismodelfitthefactsoflong-rungrowth?Doesthismodelfitthefactsofthetypicalbusinesscycle?Thesekindsofquestionscomeupagainandagaininthecourseofmacroeconomicstudy.Stressagainandagainthatscientificstudyneedstorelatetoobservations
7、,inourcasethestylizedfactsofChapter2.ClassroomDiscussionTopicsAnalternativeapproachtothismaterialistostartwiththeexampleofRobinsonCrusoe(orCastaway,Gilligan’sIsland,etc.).Doesanisolatedindividualhaveanyeconomicchoices?Whatwouldguidethe
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