aggregate

(noun)

A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.

Related Terms

  • expenditure
  • supply
  • demand
  • gross domestic product
  • equilibrium
  • inflation

Examples of aggregate in the following topics:

  • Aggregate Expenditure at Economic Equilibrium

    • An economy is said to be at equilibrium when aggregate expenditure is equal to the aggregate supply (production) in the economy.
    • As a result, the economy is always moving towards an equilibrium between the aggregate expenditure and aggregate supply.
    • On the aggregate expenditure model, equilibrium is the point where the aggregate supply and aggregate expenditure curve intersect.
    • The aggregate expenditure equals the aggregate consumption plus planned investment.
    • The aggregate expenditure is the aggregate consumption plus the planned investment (AE = C + I).
  • The Relationship Between the Phillips Curve and AD-AD

    • Changes in aggregate demand cause movements along the Phillips curve, all other variables held constant.
    • The Phillips curve and aggregate demand share similar components.
    • The Phillips curve is the relationship between inflation, which affects the price level aspect of aggregate demand, and unemployment, which is dependent on the real output portion of aggregate demand.
    • Let's assume that aggregate supply, AS, is stationary, and that aggregate demand starts with the curve, AD1.
    • As aggregate demand increases from AD1 to AD4, the price level and real GDP increases.
  • Graphing Equilibrium

    • An economy is said to be at equilibrium when the aggregate expenditure is equal to the aggregate supply (production) in the economy.
    • The aggregate supply and aggregate demand determine the output and price for goods and services.
    • An economy is said to be at equilibrium when the aggregate expenditure is equal to the aggregate supply (production) in the economy.
    • The aggregate expenditure and aggregate supply adjust each other towards equilibrium.
    • Demonstrate how aggregate demand and aggregate supply determine output and price level by using the AD-AS model
  • Macroeconomic Equilibrium

    • In economics, the macroeconomic equilibrium is a state where aggregate supply equals aggregate demand.
    • The aggregate supply determines the extent to which the aggregate demand increases the output and prices of a good or service.
    • When the aggregate supply and aggregate demand shift, so does the point of equilibrium.
    • The aggregate demand curve shifts and the equilibrium point moves horizontally along the aggregate supply curve until it reaches the new aggregate demand point.
    • This graph shows the three stages of aggregate supply.
  • Explaining Fluctuations in Output

    • In the short run, output fluctuates with shifts in either aggregate supply or aggregate demand; in the long run, only aggregate supply affects output.
    • The level of output is determined by both the aggregate supply and aggregate demand within an economy.
    • In the long-run, the aggregate supply curve and aggregate demand curve are only affected by capital, labor, and technology.
    • The aggregate supply curve is vertical which reflects economists' belief that changes in aggregate demand only temporarily change the economy's total output.
    • This AS-AD model shows how the aggregate supply and aggregate demand are graphed to show economic output.
  • Introducing Aggregate Supply

    • In the short-run, the aggregate supply is graphed as an upward sloping curve.
    • In the long-run, the aggregate supply is graphed vertically on the supply curve.
    • The equation used to determine the long-run aggregate supply is: Y = Y*.
    • The long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical which reflects economists' beliefs that changes in the aggregate demand only temporarily change the economy's total output.
    • The long-run aggregate supply curve is static because it is the slowest aggregate supply curve.
  • The Slope of the Long-Run Aggregate Supply Curve

    • The long-run aggregate supply curve is perfectly vertical; changes in aggregate demand only cause a temporary change in total output.
    • The long-run aggregate supply curve is static because it shifts the slowest of the three ranges of the aggregate supply curve.
    • The long-run aggregate supply curve is perfectly vertical, which reflects economists' belief that the changes in aggregate demand only cause a temporary change in an economy's total output .
    • The equation used to calculate the long-run aggregate supply is: Y = Y*.
    • This graph shows the aggregate supply curve.
  • Reasons for and Consequences of Shift in Aggregate Demand

    • A short-run shift in aggregate demand can change the equilibrium price and output level.
    • The aggregate supply-aggregate demand model uses the theory of supply and demand in order to find a macroeconomic equilibrium.
    • The shape of the aggregate supply curve helps to determine the extent to which increases in aggregate demand lead to increases in real output or increases in prices.
    • An increase in any of the components of aggregate demand shifts the AD curve to the right.
    • The aggregate demand curve shifts to the right as a result of monetary expansion.
  • Defining Aggregate Expenditure: Components and Comparison to GDP

    • In economics, aggregate expenditure is the current value of all the finished goods and services in the economy.
    • The equation for aggregate expenditure is: AE = C + I + G + NX.
    • An economy is at equilibrium when aggregate expenditure is equal to the aggregate supply (production) in the economy.
    • Instead, the aggregate expenditure and aggregate supply adjust each other toward equilibrium.
    • This graph shows the aggregate expenditure model.
  • The Impact of Monetary Policy on Aggregate Demand, Prices, and Real GDP

    • Changes in a country's money supply shifts the country's aggregate demand curve.
    • This brings us to the aggregate demand  curve.
    • The aggregate demand curve illustrates the relationship between two factors - the quantity of output that is demanded and the aggregated price level.
    • The aggregate demand curve assumes that money supply is fixed.
    • This decrease will shift the aggregate demand curve to the left.
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