Eco Final
Eco Final
Group members:
Leon Chung 1021222
Delia DǯSouza 1021240
Jaya Lakhani 1021241
Meghna Kumbhat 1021244
Nanditha Mohan 1021245
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j Js the total demand for final goods and services in the
economy at a given time and price level. Jt is the amount of
goods and services in the economy that will be purchased
at all possible price levels
j Depends on level of prices, monetary policy fiscal policy
and other factors.
j Formula:
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j C= Consumption Spending
j J = Jnvestment Spending
j G = Government Spending
j (X-M) = difference between spending on imports and receipts
from exports (Balance of Payments)
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j Mxogenous factors affecting consumption:
j Tax rates
j Jncomes Ȃ short term and expected income over lifetime
j Wage increases
j Credit
j Jnterest rates
j Wealth
j Property
j Shares
j Savings
j Bonds
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j Spending on:
j Machinery
j M uipment
j Buildings
j Jnfrastructure
j Jnfluenced by:
j Mxpected rates of return
j Jnterest rates
j Mxpectations of future sales
j Mxpectations of future inflation rates
j Defence
j Health
j Social Welfare
j Mducation
j Foreign Aid
j Regions
j Jndustry
j Law and Order
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j Goods and services bought from abroad
j Goods and services sold abroad
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Monetary policy : Jncrease in money supply lowers interest
rates and improves credit conditions, inducing higher
levels of investment and consumption of durable goods
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j The only way government spending is changed is though fiscal policy.
j When Government spending decreases, regardless of tax policy,
Aggregate Demand decrease, thus shifting AD curve to the Left.
j When Government spending increases, Aggregate Demand increases
shifting AD curve to the Right.
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Aggregate supply depends fundamentally on two sets of
forces
j Potential Output
j Jnput Costs
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j Potential output is the maximum sustainable output
that can be produced without triggering rising
inflationary pressures
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