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Economics Chapter 13
Aggregate Supply & Aggregate Demand
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
12/02/2011

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Term
Aggregate Supply
Definition
The quantity of real GDP supplied is the total amount of final goods and services that firms in the United States plan to produce
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Aggregate Demand
Definition
The total amount of final goods and services produced in the US that people, businesses, governments, and foreigners plan to buy 
Term
The quantity of real gdp supplied depends onthe quantities of 
Definition

labor employed

capital,human capital,and the state of technology 

Land and natural resources

Entrepreneurial Talent

 

Term
The relationship between the quantity of real GDP supplied  
Definition
when price level rises quantity of real GDP supplied increases 
Term
When the price level rises what happens to supply and demand 
Definition

demand decreases

supply increases 

Term
Influences on aggregate supply
Definition

the wage rate

prices of other resources 

Term

Aggregate supply changes when 

(any influence on production plans other than price level change) 

Definition

possible total hrs of labor employed 

capital,human capital,and state of tech

land & other natural resources

 

change 

Term
Nominal interest rate
Definition
the interest rate before adjustment for inflation rate 
Term

Aggregate Demand 

(gdp equation) 

Definition
Y = C+I+G+(X-M) 
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Changes in aggregate demand

 

Definition

any factor that influences expenditure plans other than price level 

 

Increase investment -> increase consumption expenditure-> Increase aggregate demand

Term

an increase in investment leads to a 

___________ in consumption expenditure and a ________ in aggregate demand 

Definition
increase, increase 
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As the demand for money increases, the nominal interest rate_____ which leads to a _____ in the real interest rate 
Definition
Rises, because the inflation rate does not change it leads to a rise inthe REAL interest rate. 
Term
Fiscal Policy 
Definition
is changing tax rates, transfer payments,and government expenditures on goods and services 
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FED
Definition
can use monetary policy to influence aggregate demand 
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Monetary Policy
Definition
Is changing the quantity of money and the interest rate
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Sustained Growth
Definition
when AS and AD rise at similar rates - nation income can rise without effects on inflation.
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