PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS LL
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS LL
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ISBN: 9781260819038
Author: Frank
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Explain the effect of real interest rate and planned aggregate expenditure.

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  • If the real interest rate increases, then people will desire to save more than they are essentially consuming.
  • A higher interest rate makes it costly to finance consumer durables and housing, which causes to decrease the spending on those items.
  • If the real interest rate increases, then the firm will purchase less new capital as the cost of borrowing increases the finance of capital goods purchased.

Thus, the higher real interest rate leads to decrease both the planned aggregate expenditure components of consumption and investment.

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