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What
is aggregate demand? What are the exceptions for
general law of aggregate demand?
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Posted:
Sep 2009 |
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Aggregate
Demand is quantified expression of demand for a certain
product or service within the market. Aggregate demand
is total quantity of products that customers are willing to
buy, according to all alternative prices.
The
basic law of demand says: When the price of the product
is increasing, the demand for the product is decreasing,
and vice versa. The precondition for the basic law of
demand is that other factors are constant.

This
example shows the application of the basic law of
demand. The higher price is decreasing the demand, while
lower price is increasing the demand. The demand of
every individual customer is varying. The aggregate
demand curve is the expressing the demand of the whole
market, under the given range of prices.
The
aggregate demand law has some exceptions:
Veblen
Effect - Increase of the price of certain luxury
products may lead to increase of demand. Veblen Effect
explains the desire of certain customers, that are willing to
buy more expensive product, because of prestige and
differentiation from the group.
Giffen
Paradox - In case of price increase of inferior
good, commonly used by low budget customers, the demand
is increasing too. According the Giffen paradox,
lower income customers will buy more bread in case of
price increase, while they will reduce purchasing of
other products.
The
increase or decrease of income can also make a shift of
aggregate demand of the market.

The
customers that earns more are willing to pay more for
the good, while customers with decreased income are
reluctant regarding spending.
Recommended
reading:
Aggregate Supply of Products
Market Balance: Demand and Supply Equilibrium
Case Study: Shift of Supply and Demand
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