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IS-LM Model

Simultaneous equilibrium in the goods market and money market, tracing how spending and liquidity conditions jointly pin down output and the interest rate.

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Read the derivation as a document, with the math typeset directly and the intermediate chains tucked behind expandable steps.

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Setup and notationDeriving the IS curveDeriving the LM curveEquilibrium conditionsComparative statics

Setup and notation

Start from a fixed-price short run with one goods-market condition and one money-market condition.

The route keeps the schedules linear so the geometry and algebra line up cleanly.

i=A−bYi = A - bYi=A−bY

Reduced-form IS schedule.

i=m0+m1Yi = m_0 + m_1 Yi=m0​+m1​Y

Reduced-form LM schedule.

Deriving the IS curve

Higher demand raises output, while higher rates lean against interest-sensitive spending.

Collecting the autonomous terms gives a downward-sloping relation in output-interest space.

Y=Aˉ−γiY = \bar A - \gamma iY=Aˉ−γi
i=Aˉγ−1γYi = \frac{\bar A}{\gamma} - \frac{1}{\gamma}Yi=γAˉ​−γ1​Y

Collect demand terms

Y+γi=AˉY + \gamma i = \bar AY+γi=Aˉ

Solve for the rate

i=Aˉ−Yγi = \frac{\bar A - Y}{\gamma}i=γAˉ−Y​

Deriving the LM curve

Money demand rises with activity, so higher output needs a higher rate to keep money demand equal to the fixed real money stock.

MP=L(Y,i)\frac{M}{P} = L(Y,i)PM​=L(Y,i)
i=m0+m1Yi = m_0 + m_1 Yi=m0​+m1​Y

Equilibrium conditions

Set the IS and LM schedules equal to each other and solve the two-line system.

A−bY=m0+m1YA - bY = m_0 + m_1 YA−bY=m0​+m1​Y
Y∗=A−m0b+m1Y^* = \frac{A - m_0}{b + m_1}Y∗=b+m1​A−m0​​
i∗=A−bY∗i^* = A - bY^*i∗=A−bY∗

Comparative statics

A higher demand intercept raises output and rates, while a tighter money intercept lowers output and raises rates.

∂Y∗∂A=1b+m1\frac{\partial Y^*}{\partial A} = \frac{1}{b + m_1}∂A∂Y∗​=b+m1​1​
∂i∗∂A=m1b+m1\frac{\partial i^*}{\partial A} = \frac{m_1}{b + m_1}∂A∂i∗​=b+m1​m1​​

Liquidity-trap intuition

If the LM schedule becomes very flat, rates move little and demand shifts translate mostly into output.

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IS-LM

How do demand and liquidity conditions settle at one macro equilibrium?

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