CH.8 Aggregate Demand & Aggregate Supply Flashcards
Define aggregate demand.
Aggregate demand is the quantity demanded of all goods & services (Real GDP) at different price levels, ceteris paribus.
What is an aggregate demand curve (AD)?
An aggregate demand curve (AD) shows the quantity demanded of all goods & services (Real GDP) at different price levels, ceteris paribus
What is the real balance effect?
The real balance effect is the change in the purchasing power of dollars-denominated assets that results from a change in the price level.
Define monetary wealth.
The value of a person’s monetary wealth.
Define purchasing power.
Purchasing power is the quantity of goods & services that can be purchased with a unity of money.
How is purchasing power related to price?
Purchasing power and price level are inversely related – as the price level goes up (down), purchasing power goes down (up).
How does monetary wealth differ from wealth?
Wealth refers to the value of all assets owned, both monetary and nonmonetary. (i.e. a person’s wealth equals his or her monetary wealth).
What is the interest rate effect?
The interest rate effect is the changes in household and business buying as the interest changes (in turn, a reflection of a change in the demand for or supply of credit brough on by price level changes).
What is the international trade effect?
The international trade effect is the change in the foreign sector spending as the price level changes.
Define wealth.
Wealth is the value of all assets owned, both monetary and nonmonetary.
What is the exchange rate?
The exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another currency.
Define appreciated (currency).
An increase in the value of one currency relative to the other is considered to have appreciated.
Define depreciated (currency).
A decrease in the value of one currency relative to the other is considered to have depreciated.
Define velocity.
Velocity is the average number of times a dollar is spent to buy final goods & services in a year.
Define aggregate supply.
Aggregate supply is the quantity supplied of all goods & services (Real GDP) at different price levels, ceteris paribus.