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Published by Bank of England in London .
Written in English

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Statementby M.J. Dicks.
SeriesDiscussion papers. technical series / Bank of England -- no.20
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Open LibraryOL13914678M

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  The study of consumers’ expenditure, both in total and in composition, has always been of major concern to economists. Neoclassical economics sees the delivery of individual consumption as the main object of the economic system, so that the efficiency with which the economy achieves this goal is the criterion by which alternative systems, institutions and policies are to be judged. Consumer surplus is the difference between the value to buyers of a level of consumption of a good and the amount the buyers must pay to get that amount. Consumer surplus is the welfare consumers get from the good. Consumer surplus can be estimated from the demand curve for a good (Pepperdine University, ).   The Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) is a nationwide household survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to find out how Americans spend their money. It is the only federal government survey that provides information on the complete range of consumers’ expenditures as well as their incomes and demographic characteristics. 3. The LM curve is flatter if the interest elasticity of demand for money is high. On the con­trary, the LM curve is steep if the interest elasticity demand for money is low. 4. The LM curve shifts to the right when the stock of money supply is increased and it shifts to the left if the stock of money supply is reduced. 5.

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