Economics 1022A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Aggregate Demand, Fiscal Policy

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Aggregate demand is the relationship between the quantity of real. The aggregate demand curve (ad) plots the quantity of real gdp demanded against the price level. As the price level changes the quantity of real gdp demanded moves along the ad curve. The ad curve slopes downward for two reasons: A rise in the price level, other things remaining the same, decreases the quantity of real wealth (money, stocks, etc. To restore their real wealth, people increase saving and decrease spending. The quantity of real gdp demanded decreases. Similarly, a fall in the price level, other things remaining the same, increases the quantity of real wealth and increases the quantity of real gdp demanded increases. A rise in the price level, other things remaining the same, decreases the real value of money and raises the interest rate. When the interest rate rises, people borrow and spend less, so the quantity of real gdp demanded decreases.

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