ECON 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Aggregate Demand, Consumption Function, International Trade

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Gdp cannot be at its equilibrium if total desired spending differs from the value of output. If spending exceeds output, inventories fall and firms increase production. If output exceeds spending, inventories rise and firms reduce production. The equilibrium level of gdp on the demand side is the one at which total spending equals production. In such a situation, firms find their inventories remaining at desired levels, so there is no incentive to change output or prices. Expenditure schedule = table showing the relationship between gdp and total spending. Induced investment = the part of investment spending that rises when gdp rises, and falls when gdp falls. Both the expenditure table and the corresponding income-expenditure diagram or 45 degree line diagram show the equilibrium level of gdp. All other levels of gdp are disequilibrium points, at which gdp will move in the direction of the equilibrium. Therefore, price level total expenditures and equilibrium gdp.

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