1 aggregate expenditure components chapter 9 © 2003 south-western/thomson learning
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Exhibit 1: Consumer Spending
The relationship between disposable income and consumptionconsumption has been relatively stable.
Saving is the difference between disposable income and consumptionconsumption and is shown by the vertical distance between the two lines.
and Disposable Income
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disposable incomesaving
Source: based on annual estimates from Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Dept of Commerce. Figures for 2001 were projected as of September. For the latest data, go to http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn1.htm.
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Exhibit 2: Dependence of Consumer Spending on Disposable Income
There is a clear and direct relationship between consumption and disposable income.
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Source: based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Dept of Commerce. Point for 2001 was projected as of September. For the latest data, go to http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn1.htm.
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Exhibit 3: The Consumption Function
Both disposable income and consumption are measured in real terms, or in inflation-adjusted dollars .
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Real Disposable Income
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Marginal Propensities to Consume and Save
What happens to consumption and saving when income changes?
Marginal Propensity to Consume, MPC equals the change in consumption divided by the change in incomeMarginal Propensity to Save, MPS equals the change in saving divided by the change in income
MPC + MPS = 1This equality exists because all disposable income must either be spent on consumption or saved
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Exhibit 5a: Marginal Propensity to Consume
Real disposable income (trillions of dollars)
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C = 0.4
DI = 0.5
0.4 4 0.5 5MPC = = =
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The slope of the consumption function is the MPC
Thus, in our example, the MPC is 4/5, or 0.8 or 80% 80% of any change in income is spent on consumption
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Exhibit 5b: Marginal Propensity to Save
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0Real disposable income
(trillions of dollars)
DI = 0.5
S = 0.1
MPS = = =S DI
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The slope of the saving function is a measure of the change in saving relative to the change in income the MPS which in our example implies that saving will change by 20% of every dollar change in income.
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Nonincome DeterminantsAlong a given consumption function, consumer spending depends on the level of disposable income in the economy, other things constantWhat are these factors that could cause the entire consumption function to shift?
Net WealthPrice LevelInterest RateExpectations
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Net Wealth
Net wealth is the value of all assets that households own minus any liabilities, or debts owed
A decrease in net wealth would make consumers less inclined to spend – more inclined to save
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Price LevelSome household wealth is held in dollar-denominated assets such as bank accounts and cash
Whenever the price level changes, the real value of these dollar-denominated financial assets changes
Increase in the price level reduces the purchasing power of wealth held in fixed dollar assets households consume less and save moreDecreases in the price level increase the purchasing power of wealth held in fixed assets households consume more and save less
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Interest Rate
InterestThe reward savers earn for deferring consumption and, the cost paid by borrowers for current spending power
The higher the interest ratehigher the interest rate, the less is spent on items purchased on credit households save more and borrow less consumption function shifts downward
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ExpectationsExpectations influence economic behavior in a variety of ways
Changing expectations about price levels, interest rates, job security and other such factors influence consumer behavior
If expectations become more pessimistic consumption function shifts downward
If expectations become more optimistic consumption function shifts upward
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InvestmentInvestment consists of spending on
New factories and new equipmentNew housingNet change in inventories
Firms invest in capital goods now in the expectation of a future return
The expected rate of return equals the annual dollar earnings expected from the investment divided by the purchase price
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Exhibit 7: Rate of Return on Golf Carts
and the Opportunity Cost of Funds
$2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $10,000
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Expected rate of return
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$8,000
Each cart costs $2,000
The first cart purchased is expected to generateRental income of $400 per year. When combined with the cost, this gives us an expected rate of return of 20% per year ($400 / $2,000)
The second cart generates $300 per year in rental income a rate of return of $300 / $2,000 = 15%, and so on .
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Exhibit 8: Investment Demand Curve
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The economy’s investment demand curve shows the inverse relationship between the quantity of investment demanded and the market interest rate, other things constant.
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Planned Investment and Income
Investment depends more on interest rates and on business expectations than on the prevailing level of income
One reason for this is that some investments take years to completeAdditionally, investment, once in place, is expected to last for years
Thus, the investment decision is said to be “forward looking,” based more on expected profit than on current levels of income and output
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Exhibit 9: Autonomous Investment FunctionR
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Real disposable income
(trillions of dollars)
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0.7 I'
The horizontal investment functions imply that planned investment does not vary with real disposable income
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Market Interest Rate
The Demand curve told us that when the interest rate was 8%, planned investment is $0.8 trillion shown as I
A decline in the rate of interest from, say 8% to 6%, other things remaining constant, will reduce the cost of borrowing and increase planned investment from $0.8 to $0.9 trillion investment function shifts upward from I to I"
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Business ExpectationsThe primary determinant of investment is business expectations
If firms become more pessimistic about profit prospects, planned investment will decrease at every level of income as shown by a downward shift in the investment function from I to I’
On the other hand, if profit expectations become rosier, the investment function will shift upward
20For the latest data, go to http://www.bea.gov
Exhibit 10: Annual Percentage Change in US Real GDP, Consumption, and Investment
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Government Purchase Function
Government purchases in 2001 accounted for about 18% of GDP
One-third of the total was by the federal governmentTwo-thirds by state and local governments
The government purchase function relates government purchases to the level of income in the economy, other things constant
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Government Purchase Function
Because decisions about government purchases are largely under the control of public officials, they do not depend directly on the level of income in the economy
Therefore, we assume that government purchases, G, are autonomous, or independent of the level of income
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Net Taxes
For simplicity, we will assume that net taxes, NT, are autonomous, or independent of income
Net taxes affect aggregate spending indirectly by changing disposable income, which in turn changes consumption
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Net Exports
The rest of the world affects aggregate expenditure through imports and exports
The United States, with only one-twentieth of the world’s population – accounts for about one-sixth of the world’s imports and one-eighth of the world’s exports
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Net Export Function
The net export function shows the relationship between net exports and the level of income in the economy, other things constant
For simplicity, we will assume that net exports are autonomous and independent of the level of income
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Nonincome Determinants of Net Exports
Factors assumed constant along the net export function include
The U.S. price levelPrice levels in other countriesInterest rates here and abroadForeign income levelsExchange rates between the dollar and foreign currencies