8. Aggregate Demand 36 Flashcards
Aggregate demand
The total of all demands or expenditures on the economy at any given time.
Aggregate
The sum or total
Aggregate demand =
AD= CONSUMPTION + INVESTMENT + GOV SPENDING + EXPORTS MINUS IMPORTS
AD= C+I+G+(X-M)
Aggregate demand curve
Shows the relationship between the price level and equilibrium national income. As the price level rises the equilibrium level of national income falls
Multiplier
The figure used to multiply a change in autonomous expenditure, such as investment, to find the final change in income. It is the ratio of
The final change in income to the initial change in autonomous expenditure.
Multiplier effect
An increase in investment or any other autonomous expenditure will lead to an even greater increase in income