Definition of Aggregate Demand

Definition: Aggregate demand is the sum of all demand in an economy. This can be computed by adding the expenditure on consumer goods and services, investment, and not exports (total exports minus total imports).

Terms related to Aggregate Demand:

• Demand
• Speculative Demand
• Aggregate Supply

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Books on Aggregate Demand:

• Aggregate Demand and MacRoeconomic Imbalances in Thailand: Simulations With the Siam 1 Model
• The Federal Reserve's response to aggregate demand and aggregate supply shocks
• Aggregate Demand, Productivity, and ''Disguised Unemployment'' in the Chinese Industrial Sector

Journal Articles on Aggregate Demand:

• The Dynamic Effects of Aggregate Demand and Supply Disturbances
• Credit, Money, and Aggregate Demand
• Aggregate Demand Management in Search Equilibrium