Aggregate Demand and Supply

Aggregate Demand

The sum of all expenditure in the economy over a period of time

Macro concept – WHOLE economyFormula:

AD = C+I+G+(X-M)◦ C= Consumption Spending◦ I = Investment Spending◦ G = Government Spending◦ (X-M) = difference between spending on

imports and receipts from exports (Balance of Payments)

Aggregate Demand CurveShows the overall level of spending at

different price levels

Note – Inflation used for the vertical axis (Assumes Central Banks do not target the money supply but short term interest rates)

Aggregate Demand CurveWhy does it slope down from left to right?

◦ Assume Bank of England sets short term interest rates

◦ Assume a rise in the price level will be met by a rise in interest rates

◦ Any increase in interest rates will raise the cost of borrowing: Consumption spending will fall Investment will fall International competitiveness will decrease – exports fall,

imports riseTherefore – a rise in the price level leads to lower

levels of aggregate demand

Aggregate Demand CurveThe AD diagram:Inflation on the vertical axis –

assume an initial ‘target rate’ of 2.0% (as measured by the HICP or CPI)

Real GDP or Real National Income or Real Output on the vertical axis (shown by the initial Y)

Aggregate Demand Curve

Inflation

Real National Income

AD

2.0%

Y1

At an inflation level of 2%, the AD curve gives a level of output of Y1

This level of output will be associated with a particular level of unemployment which we will call U = 5%

U = 5%

3.0%

Y2

At a higher rate of inflation (3.0%) rising interest rates mean that C, I and (X-M) all have negative effects on AD – NY falls to Y2

U = 7%

The lower level of National Income requires fewer units of labour – unemployment rises to 7% shown by U = 7%

Shifts in the Aggregate Demand CurveInflation

Real National Income

AD

2.0%

Y1U = 5%

Shifts in AD will be caused by changes in factorsaffecting C, I, G and (X-M) (exogenous factors) e.g. increasing income tax rates affect consumption

AD2

Y2U = 2%

Any exogenous factor causing C, I or G to rise, or a trade surplus causes a shift to the right in AD

This would cause a rise in national income (economic growth) and lead to a fall in unemployment (U = 2%) (and vice versa)

Consumption Expenditure affected by

◦ Tax rates◦ Incomes – short term and expected income over

lifetime◦ Wage increases◦ Credit◦ Interest rates◦ Wealth

Investment ExpenditureSpending on:

◦ Machinery◦ Equipment◦ Buildings◦ Infrastructure

Influenced by:◦ Expected rates of return◦ Interest rates◦ Expectations of future sales◦ Expectations of future inflation rates

Government Spending

DefenceHealthSocial WelfareEducationForeign AidRegions IndustryLaw and Order

Import Spending (negative)

Goods and services bought from abroad – represents an outflow of funds from the UK (reduces AD)

Export Earnings (Positive)

Goods and services sold abroad – represents a flow of funds into the UK (raises AD)

Key variables

Macroeconomic policy

Fiscal Policy

Government Income (taxes and borrowing)Government Spending

Monetary Policy

Interest Rates (Bank of England)

Aggregate Supply (AS)

Capacity of the EconomyCosts of ProductionTechnologyEducation and TrainingIncentivesTax regimeCapital stockProductivityLabour Market

Aggregate Supply

Inflation

Real National Income

The shape of the AScurve is important in determining the outcomein the economy

AS

Yf

This shape reflects a Keynesian view of the AS curve.

Yf represents ‘Full Employment Output – at this point the economy is working to full capacity and cannot produce any more

Y1

An output level of Y1 would suggest the economy is working below full capacity and there would be widespread unemploymentEconomy starts to overheat

Between Y1 and Yf, increases in capacity are possible but the nearer the economy gets to Yf, the more problems are experienced with acquiring resources to boost production (production bottlenecks) especially labour skills shortages.

Aggregate SupplyInflation

Real National Income

AS1 AS2

Yf1 Yf2

Increases in capacity can occur as a result of a shift in AS (akin to a shift outwards of the Production Possibility Frontier) (PPF)

Aggregate Supply

Inflation

Real National Income

LRAS Classical economists assume the long run aggregate supply curve (LRAS) is vertical (perfectly inelastic).

This is because they believe that in the long run, there will be no unemployment of resources because markets will clear, thus whatever the rate of inflation, firms will supply the maximum capacity of the economy.

Yf

Aggregate Supply

For our analysis, we will assume the AS curve looks like this!

Inflation

Real National Income

AS

Putting AD and AS together

Inflation

Real National Income

AS

Yf

AD

2.0%

Y1

In this situation, the economy would be operating at less than capacity, there would be unemployment and the economy might be growing only slowly.

AD 1

Y2

2.5%

A shift in the AD curve to AD1 as a result of a change in any or all of the factors affecting AD would increase growth, reduce unemployment but at a cost of higher inflation (a trade-off)

Putting AD and AS togetherInflation

Real National Income

AS

Yf

AD

2.0%

Y1

AD1

Y2

2.5%AD2

3.5%

Further increases in AD would lead to successively smaller increases in growth and employment at the cost of ever higher inflation.

Y3

Sustained Growth

Inflation

Real National Income

AD

AS

2.0%

Y1

AS1

Y2

AD2

Sustained growth (not to be confused with sustainable economic growth) occurs when AS and AD rise at similar rates – national income can rise without effects on inflation

Research - Homework Research the following indicators (get sources) for

Kazakhstan and prepare a presentation on the Kazakh Economy.

How well is the Kazakh Economy Doing?You may use one or more of the following indicators, or another indicator to best answer the above questions.

GDP GNP NNP (Net National Development Index) HDI (Human Development Index)

Possible sources http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/KAZ.html www.stat.gov.kz