Principles of Macroeconomics

 
Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply [WLO: 3] [CLOs: 1, 2]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 6 in the course text and respond to the following components:

• Discuss the reasons why the aggregate demand (AD) curve slopes downward.
• What causes the AD curve and aggregate supply (AS) curve to shift, respectively?
• How would a change in AD and AS affect the economy, respectively?
• Why do Keynesian economists emphasize AD whereas classical economists emphasize AS?

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