Aggraggregatevdemand Flashcards

1
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Define aggregate demand

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The total value of planned expenditure on goods and services produced in an economy in a given period of time

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2
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What factors affect the level of consumption?

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Wealth Levels
Income Levels
Future expectations of inflation
Consumer confidence
Unemployment levels
Job security

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3
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Define Investment

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The expenditure that increases the capital stock of a country

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4
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What are factors affecting investment

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Interest rates
Future growth and demand
Profitability
Government policies (subsidies)
Efficiency of financial system

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5
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What is current spending by the government ?

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On transfer payments such as benefits or salaries / utility bills

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6
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What is capital spending by the government?

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On long term spending that increases the productive capacity of the economy, eg infrastructure projects

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7
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What factors affect the levels of government spending?

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Cost of borrowing
Fiscal deficit/or debt targets
Levels of national debt
State of the economy
Confidence in the economy
Political bias

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8
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What factors affect the levels of imports and exports

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The exchange rates determines relative prices of exports & imports
The quality of goods affects international competitiveness.
Relative inflation rates affect domestic vs international prices.
Relative levels on income- higher the domestic income, the highest the marginal propensity to import.
How much spare capacity there is to supply resources. The less there is,the more raw materials will need to be imported.

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9
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What are savings

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Savings is the part of disposable income that is not spent

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10
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True or false, investments are a form of saving.

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True

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11
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5 factors that affect the level of saving

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-the interest rate
-the level of consumer confidence about the future
-job security
-inflation expections
-level of income

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12
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Why do inflation expectations affect the level of saving

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If prices are going to rise in the future, people may spend now and save later

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13
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What is the accelerator process?

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It links the growth in real income to a change in the rate of investment.
It helps to explain why investment is so volatile.

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14
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What determines relative prices

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Exchange rates

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15
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Define aggregate supply

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As is the total quantity of output firms will produce and sell at a given price level

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16
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What causes a shift in the SRAS curve

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Business costs: labour and raw material costs may rise.
Exchange rates: the exchange rate may lead to a higher price of imports
The government can impose taxes which can incraese the cost of producing goods or services.

17
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What is the savings ratio

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Savings/ disposable income X 100

18
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What type of relationship is between investment and AD

19
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What happens to investment when there is an increase in national income

A

Will see a larger proportional change in investment

20
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What is the multiplier

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When a change in AD leads to a larger proportional change in national income

21
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How do you calculate the multiplier

A

Change in national income/ change in injection

22
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Explain the multiplier in terms of the CFoI

A

Injections into the economy will see a proportionally larger increase in national income
Withdrawals from the economy will see a proportionally larger fall in national income

23
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What is meant by AS

A

The level of real national output that firms are prepared to supply at different price levels

24
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What is the difference between SRAS ands LRAS

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SRAS is when at least one factor of production is fixes
LRAS is when all factors of production can be varied

25
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What are the main determinants of SRAS

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The price level - changes in price level causes movements along the SRAS curve
Costs of production - fall in costs of production = shift right

26
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What are supply-side shocks

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Unexpected events which impact the supply-side of the economy

27
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How do the factors of quality and quantity of fop impact LRAS

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Higher quality = higher production output
Higher quality - higher productivity

28
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What is factor mobility and how does it impact LRAS

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The ease at which fop can be used for other purposes
More mobile = the quicker the resources can be allocated to enable maximum output

29
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How can supply-side shocks impact LRAS

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Can shirt LRAS to the left

30
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What does an increase in ad to to SR macroeconomic equilibrium

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As AD increases supply extends
Real output increases
Price level increase

31
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How does a decrease in AD impacts SR macroeconomic equilibrium

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As AD falls supply contracts as firms reduce output
Real output falls
Price level falls

32
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What is meant by SR macroeconomic equilibrium

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Where AD =SRAS

34
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What is meant by long run macroeconomic equilibrium

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Where AD=SRAS=LRAS
Also known as full employment equilibrium

35
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How does an increase in AD impacts LRME

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Would take economy beyond full capacity
Real output increase
Price level increases

36
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How does a fall in AD impact LRME

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Would see the condo my working at less than full capacity
Real output falls
Price level falls