MOD-2.E—Define (using graphs as appropriate) the short run and the long run

Define (using graphs as appropriate) the short run and the long run.

• In the long run all prices and wages are fully flexible, while in the short run some input prices are fixed. A consequence of flexible long-run prices and wages is the lack of a long-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment.
• Enduring understanding MOD-2: Economists use the aggregate demand–aggregate supply model to represent the relationship between the price level and aggregate output in an economy and to illustrate how output, employment, and the price level respond to macroeconomic shocks.