Economics GCSE
Asset accumulation
What Asset accumulation means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Asset accumulation
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Saving and investing more by those with higher incomes, building greater wealth that generates more income through interest and dividends.
Topics that use Asset accumulation
- Distribution of income (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Aggregate demand
- Economic inequality
- Equity versus efficiency
- Government intervention
- Incentives and disincentives
- Income inequality
- Labour markets
- Progressive taxation
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