LM curve

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The LM curve is a macroeconomic relationship showing combinations of interest rates and income levels at which the money market is in equilibrium.

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instanceOf economic model component
macroeconomic concept
assumes fixed nominal money supply in the short run
given price level in the short run
canBe horizontal in a liquidity trap in some formulations
steep when money demand is interest-inelastic
contrastsWith IS curve which represents goods market equilibrium
dependsOn income
interest rate
liquidity preference
money demand function
price level
real money supply
describes combinations of interest rates and income levels
fullName Liquidity preference–Money supply curve
hasAxisVariable income on the horizontal axis
interest rate on the vertical axis
hasShape upward sloping in income–interest rate space
intersects IS curve to determine simultaneous goods and money market equilibrium
isComplementedBy IS curve
isDefinedAs locus of points where money demand equals money supply
isDerivedFrom equality of real money balances supplied and demanded
equilibrium condition in the money market
isExpressedIn real terms using real money balances
isPartOf IS-LM model
surface form: IS–LM model
isTaughtIn graduate macroeconomics courses
intermediate macroeconomics courses
isUsedFor analysis of monetary policy
determination of equilibrium interest rate and income
short-run macroeconomic analysis
isUsedIn Keynesian macroeconomics
policy simulations in simple macro models
isUsedToAnalyze effects of monetary contraction
effects of monetary expansion
liquidity traps
originatedIn Keynesian tradition following John Maynard Keynes
relates interest rate
output
real income
represents money market equilibrium
shiftsLeftWhen real money supply decreases
shiftsRightWhen real money supply increases
shiftsWhen central bank changes nominal money supply
money demand parameters change
price level changes
wasFormallyDevelopedBy Alvin Hansen
John R. Hicks
surface form: John Hicks

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