AD-AS & National Income Determination

In the introductory topic of Macroeconomics prepared by our JC Economics Tutor Simon Ng from Economicsfocus, learn more about the Aggregate Demand (AD) and Aggregate Supply (AS) separately before examining its importance in the comprehension of the AD-AS model. This model is useful in the study of how external factors can affect the General Price Level (GDL) and national income (NY). For AD, different components are covered, namely consumption, investment, government expenditure and net exports. The comprehension of the AD-AS model is crucial to understand the implication of economic indicators and how they are used to derive appropriate macroeconomic policies. National Income Determination (NID) refers to the study of the intersection between the Aggregate Demand (AD) and Aggregate Supply (AS), such that the General Price Level (GPL) and National Income (NY) are obtained. National Income is also measured in terms of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Similar to the previous topic on the study of the AD-AS model, NID is better understood by examining specific components, such as consumption and investment activities.

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Definition

What is foreign direct investment? (FDI)?

- It refers to the movement of capital that is under foreign ownership and foreign control of production facilities.

What is aggregate expenditure (AE)?

- It is the sum of all expenditures undertaken in the economy by the factors during a specific time period. 

What are spillover effects?

- Economic events in one situation or nation that occur as a result of something else in a seemingly unrelated context.

What is investment?

- Investment refers to the expenditure on capital goods which will contribute to the production of more finished goods for consumption. A rise in investment, in short run or long run will affect the macroeconomic performance in many aspects. A significant contribution towards the growth of national income and employment. 

What is government expenditure (G)?

- Government expenditure is used to improve infrastructure for the country to raise the efficiency of the industries and provide a higher level of standard of living. A kind of injection to improve liquidity of the financial market in times of insolvency. Able to indirectly boost consumption through the increase in the disposable income that will provide a higher level of purchasing income. Act as a remedy solution to solve deflationary condition.

What is consumption (C)?

- A measurement for the standard of living 

What are savings?

- Savings provides the capital for investment and source of fund for the government for public expenditure (CPF). Higher level of savings will also provide more sovereign fund for the economy to generate more wealth for the country. This will enable the economy to have more funds for public expenditure to raise the efficiency of the economy and the standard of living. Besides this, the fund can also provide more funding for the economy to counter economy crisis. Saving helps in the social planning for retirement and family development → promote social stability.

What is the reverse multiplier process?

- In the reverse multiplier process, the initial reduction in the aggregate expenditure contracts the circular flow of income and then, reducing the income of the factor earners which will further contract the circular flow of income as consumption activities reduces. As lesser consumption activities are made, the circular flow of income will contribute to contract at the respective level of economic activities until the withdrawal effects is equal to the initial reduction in injection. Consequently, the national income will decrease by several folds, depending on the value of the multiplier which is determined by the sum of MPW (Marginal Propensity to Withdraw = MPS + MPT + MPM).

What is factor income?

- The amount of income earned by the factor services provided which will allow the individuals to make purchases that will further expand the circular flow of income. 

What is flow of national income?

- It refers to the different ways on how the level of national income is obtained, which can be based on the output approach, income approach and expenditure approach. 

What is the multiplier effect?

- It is the ratio of the change in income to the change in autonomous expenditure that brings about the change in income. It determines the amount of change in national income as a result of a change in aggregate expenditure. 

What is the inflationary gap?

- The amount of aggregate expenditure to be reduced to restore national income to the full employment level. 

What is the deflationary gap?

- The amount of aggregate expenditure to be increased to restore national income to the full employment level.

What is the multiplier process?

- In the multiplier process, the initial increase in the aggregate expenditure expands the circular flow of income and then increasing the income of the factor earners which will further expand the circular flow of income with new consumption activities. As long as more consumption activities are take place, the circular flow of income will continue to expand at the respective level of economic activities until the withdrawal effect is equal to the initial injections which will cease the expansion of the circular flow of income. Consequently, the national income will increase by several folds, depending on the value of the multiplier which is determined by the sum of the MPW (Marginal Propensity to withdraw - MPS + MPT +MPM).

What is market equilibrium of national income?

- It refers to the market equilibrium level of national income is attained when the economy is under stable market condition whereby the market output level is equal to the aggregate market demand. At this level of market condition, there is no tendency of change in the level of national income unless there is a change in the level of economic activities.

What is injection?

- It refers to the flow autonomous expenditure which government puts into the economy that will expand the circular flow and thus, raises the level of national income Withdrawal It refers the leakages that will flow out of the circular flow of income that will reduce the expansion of the circular flow of income.

What is the circular flow of income?

- It refers to the flow of injections and withdrawals that will affect the level of transactions and output which will affect the level of national income through the multiplying effect. 

What is export revenue (X)?

- The revenue that the economy creates from the sales of domestic goods and services to the foreign nations. 

What is import expenditure (M)?

- The expenditure made by the residents and citizens of the local economy on the goods and services that are bought from the foreign nations.

What is balance of trade (X-M)?

- The difference between the revenue earned by the local economy from the sale of the domestically produced goods and services to the foreign and the expenditures made by the domestic sector on foreign-produced goods and services. Export revenue minus Import expenditure (X – M). 

What is government expenditure (G)?

- It refers to purchases of goods and services that the government spends in ordinary and development expenditure in areas such as defence and education. It is assumed to be autonomously determined.

What is real investment expenditure?

- It refers to expenditure on goods that are capital goods or assets which are for the production of finished goods after discounting for inflation, expressed at base year price level.

What is marginal efficiency of investment (MEI)?

- MEI shows the relationship between the rate of interest and the level of investment per year which is motivated by the notion of profitability, affected by the cost of borrowing and the rate of return on investment. 

What is replacement investment?

- The amount of investment on capital equipments used for the replacement of capital equipments which are worn-out. 

What is net Investment?

- The level of investment expenditure made after the expenditure made on the replacement of the worn-out machinery which will contribute to the growth of the national income.

What is marginal propensity to consume?

- It measures the relative percentage change in the consumption in relation to the percentage change in income which will determine the value of the multiplier. 

What is nominal investment expenditure?

- Nominal capital goods or assets which are for the production of finished goods which consists three types of components before discounting for inflation, expressed at current year price level. (Business fixed investment. Residential investment, Business inventories).

What is nominal consumption expenditure?

- It refers to the expenditure made by consumers on the finished consumer goods which consists of induced and autonomous consumption (independent consumption), before discounting for inflation, expressed at current year price level. Consumption function, C=a + (MPC)YD 

What is the real consumption expenditure?

- It refers to the expenditure made by consumers on the finished goods after discounting for inflation, expressed at base year price level. 

What is the average propensity to consume?

- The proportion of income spent on consumer goods and services or the ratio of consumption expenditure to income.

What is aggregate demand (AD)?

- The total quantity demanded of all gods and services at different price level made in an economy, ceteris paribus. It also represents the total expenditure of the economy. AD= C+I+G+ (X-M)

What is aggregate supply (AS)?

- The quantity supplied of all goods and services at different price levels, ceteris paribus. It is also the total output of goods and services that the entire economy is producing and would sell at each price level.