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Home : Other Subjects : Economics Study Guides : Macroeconomics : Aggregate Demand : Terms and Formulae
Terms and Formulae
Terms
Aggregate Demand
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The total demand for goods and services in an economy.
Aggregate Supply
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The total supply of goods and services in an economy.
Crowding In
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When government spending induces private investment.
Crowding Out
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When government spending reduces private investment.
Demand Curve
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A schedule that relates price to quantity demanded.
Disposable Income
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Income that may be spent after taxes are subtracted.
Exogenous
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A change resulting from conditions outside of an economic model.
GDP
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Gross domestic product is the total value of all goods and services produced
within an economy.
Income
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Money taken in by a system, an individual, a firm, or an economy.
Inflation
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The year-to-year increase in the price level.
Marginal Propensity to Consume
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A number that describes the amount of an additional dollar of income that a
consumer will spend rather than save.
Money Supply
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The total amount of currency and demand deposits that exists in an economy.
National Income
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The total amount of money earned in an economy in a year. C.f. GDP.
Net Exports
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The difference between exports and imports.
Nominal Interest Rate
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The cost of borrowing money, unadjusted for inflation.
Nominal Value
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The value of something in current currency, unadjusted for inflation.
Output
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The amount of goods and services produced in an economy. This can be
in quantity or in currency.
Price Level
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The overall level of prices within an economy.
Real Exchange Rate
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The rate that goods and services of one country can be traded for goods and
services of another country.
Real Interest Rate
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The cost of borrowing money, adjusted for inflation.
Real Value
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The value of something in constant currency, adjusted for inflation.
Formulae
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