Calculate aggregate supply curves and macroeconomic equilibrium
Short-Run Aggregate Supply (SRAS): Shows the relationship between price level and real GDP in the short run, when some prices are sticky.
Long-Run Aggregate Supply (LRAS): Vertical line at potential GDP, representing full employment output.
Output Gap: The difference between actual and potential GDP, indicating economic slack or overheating.
Supply Shocks: Events like oil price changes that shift the aggregate supply curve.
Sticky Wages: In the short run, wages don't adjust immediately to price changes, creating the upward-sloping SRAS.