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Determination of Income and Employment

CBSE · Class 12 · Economics

Summary of Determination of Income and Employment for CBSE Class 12 Economics. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

National income, output, consumption, investment, and employment are determined by the interaction of aggregate demand and aggregate supply under fixed prices in the short run. The chapter uses Keynesian analysis to explain how planned spending, autonomous expenditure, the consumption function, and

Key Concepts

Ex ante values are planned measures

Ex ante values are planned measures of consumption, investment, or output. Ex post values are actual accounting measures of what has happened. Planned

Consumption is given by C =

Consumption is given by C = C̄ + cY. Autonomous consumption C̄ is independent of income, while induced consumption cY rises with income.

MPC = ΔC/ΔY = c

MPC = ΔC/ΔY = c. It lies between 0 and 1 inclusive, so additional income is either fully saved, fully consumed, or partly consumed and partly saved.

Savings equals income minus consumption

Savings equals income minus consumption: S = Y - C. Marginal Propensity to Save is MPS = ΔS/ΔY = s = 1-c, so s + c = 1.

Investment is assumed autonomous and constant

Investment is assumed autonomous and constant: I = Ī. It does not depend on income in the simple model.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the difference between ex ante and ex post measures
  • Explain the consumption function and the roles of autonomous consumption and MPC
  • Describe savings, MPS, and their relationship with consumption
  • Understand autonomous investment and aggregate demand in the two-sector model
  • Derive equilibrium income where ex ante aggregate demand equals ex ante aggregate supply

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