aggregate demand

From: A Dictionary of Economics | Date: 2002| Author: JOHN BLACK | Copyright information

aggregate demand The total of intended or ex ante attempts to spend on final goods and services produced in a country. In a closed economy aggregate demand is the sum of consumption, investment and government spending on goods and services. In an open economy it is this plus export ...

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