AD Flashcards
AD equation
C+I+G+(X-M)
What is aggregate demand
total demand for all goods and services in an
economy at ANY GIVEN PRICE LEVEL
What does AD diagram have on the x-axis
RNO (real national output)
How can we work out RNO
Money national output / Average price level
When is there a shift in the LRAS
Change in productivity or quantity of factors of production
When is there a shift in the SRAS
change in the cost of production in an economy
Are unemployment and employment total opposites
Can rise or fall at the same time eg immigration can lead to rising employment and unemployment
evaluation of lowering interest rates to increase AD
high street banks pass on cuts to consumers and willing to lend eg the credit crunch
luxury good income elasticity
demand increases by a greater proportion than increase in income
What is the problem of using nominal GDP to compare 2 different economies
Exchange rates r volatile, can be inaccurate