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How does level of aggregate demand affect level of unemployment

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To what extent can government attempts to influence the level of aggregate demand affect the level of unemployment The government can attempt to influence the level of Aggregate demand through Fiscal policy and Monetary policy. If unemployment is relatively high then either interest rates can be lowered to expand demand (Monetary Policy) or, alternatively, the government could lower taxes and boost government spending (Fiscal policy). These measures should expand demand and lead to a fall in unemployment but the overall impact of both policies can be quiet different. Unemployment can be caused by both demand side and supply side factors. On the demand side unemployment is attributable to Demand Deficient Unemployment or Cyclical Unemployment. Here workers are unemployed simply because there is insufficient demand to provide them jobs. Clearly attempts by government to boost demand by either policy will lower this type of unemployment. However, supply side unemployment needs careful consideration....

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