INTEREST-RATE EFFECT: A change in aggregate expenditures on real production, especially those made by the household and business sectors, that results because a change in the price level alters the interest rate which then affects the cost of borrowing. This is one of three effects underlying the negative slope of the aggregate demand curve associated with a movement along the aggregate demand curve and a change in aggregate expenditures. The other two are real-balance effect and net-export effect. See also | aggregate demand | aggregate demand curve | slope | aggregate expenditures | price level | money | purchasing power | real-balance effect | net-export effect | consumption expenditures | investment expenditures | government purchases | net exports | interest rate | investment borrowing | capital | durable good |
