L18 - Potential Output

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At potential output, what happens to unemployment? Y = Y* --> u = u* --> cyclical unemployment = 0
At RealGDP, what happens to unemployment? Y < Y* resulting in a recessionary gap --> u > u* --> cyclical unemployment is (+)
What happens to unemployment when the economy is producing more than potential? Y > Y* resulting in an expansionary gap --> u < u* --> cyclical unemployment is (-)
What is u*? The estimate of what u will be.
What are changes in realGDP inversely related to? Changes in the unemployment rate.
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