2.2 Aggregate Demand

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Aggregate Demand
The total demand for goods and services in an economy at a given time and price level.
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Aggregate Demand Formula
AD= Consumption (C) + Investment (I) + Government Spending (GS) + Exports - Imports (X-M).
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What way does the Aggregate Demand curve slope and why?
Downwards from left to right, because of the wealth effect, the interest rate effect and the international trade effect.
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Changes in consumer spending arise from what?
Consumer Confidence, Household Indebtedness, Expectations, Wealth, Income.
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Influences on the level of investment
Business confidence, Interest rates, Changes in technology, Changes in business taxes.
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The Wealth Effect
Where people spend depending on the value of their assets.
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Interest Rate
The cost of buying money.
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Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)
Measures how optimistic consumers are with respect to the economy in the near future.
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Durable Goods
Provides a flow of services to the consumer over a number of years, e.g. a boiler.
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Non-Durable Goods
Used up at the point of consumption.
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Average Propensity to Consume (APC)
Measures the average amount spent on consumption out of total disposable income. Consumption/Income.
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Average Propensity to Save (APS)
Measures the average amount of disposable income that is saved. Saving/Income.
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Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC)
Measurement of how much consumption will rise in response to a change in income. Change in consumption/ Change in Income.
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Marginal Propensity to Save (MPS)
Measurement of how much additional income is saved. Change in saving/Change in income.
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Influences on imports and exports
Real income, Relative prices, Exchange rates, The state of the world economy, non-price factors such as natural disasters.
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Deficit
When Government spending is greater than Government receipts.
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Surplus
When Government spending is less than Government receipts.
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Fiscal Policy
This involves the Government intervening with the economy by methods such as taxation, spending and borrowing to further the economy.
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AD= Consumption (C) + Investment (I) + Government Spending (GS) + Exports - Imports (X-M).

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Aggregate Demand Formula

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Downwards from left to right, because of the wealth effect, the interest rate effect and the international trade effect.

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Consumer Confidence, Household Indebtedness, Expectations, Wealth, Income.

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Business confidence, Interest rates, Changes in technology, Changes in business taxes.

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