Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, The, Business School Edition (5th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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Chapter 23, Problem 1Q
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The reason why the aggregate demand curve slopes downward and the short run aggregate supply curve slopes upward.

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Aggregate demand curve - It represents the aggregate or the amount of goods and services demanded at different price levels in a given time period. This concept considers an economy as a whole.

Short run aggregate supply curve - It reflects the aggregate planned output at different price levels in the economy. Other factors such as technology and wage rate are considered to be constant in the short run.

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