Whenever There Is an Upshift or Downshift in Aggregate Expenditures

question 31

Essay

Whenever there is an upshift or downshift in aggregate expenditures due to a change in one of its non-income determinants, the equilibrium GDP changes by a multiple of the initial change in spending.Explain this multiplier effect.

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