Economics B A-Level
Movement along the AD curve
What Movement along the AD curve means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Movement along the AD curve
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Caused exclusively by a change in the general price level, whereas a shift represents a change in the underlying components.
Topics that use Movement along the AD curve
- The AD/AS model (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Aggregate Demand (AD)
- Cost-push inflation
- Costs of production
- Demand-pull inflation
- Factors of production
- Full capacity output
- Macroeconomic equilibrium
- Productive capacity
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