AS Paper 2, November 2020The UK Economy – Performance and Policies

AS Paper 2, November 2020, Q4(b)

Annotate the aggregate demand (AD) and short-run aggregate supply (SRAS) diagram below to show the possible impact of a rise in the base interest rate on the equilibrium level of real output and the price level.

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In August 2018 the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England raised the UK’s base interest rate from 0.5% to 0.75%.

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